Not all cities would be nuked. Some people would survive, though with the nuclear winter, perhaps not for long. But a small population could survive in bunkers. The world will be in cinders and destroyed, yes. But when the ecology recovers they could go out and reclaim what was lost, free to build a new human civilization, free from the mistakes of the previous ones.
The President looked out of the windows of the White House. Washington looked beautiful in the backdrop of the evening sky, which was orange with the sunset. A tear escaped his eye as he blinked knowing that as one beautiful sun set, another hideous one would arise in mere minutes as the Russian nuclear missiles screamed towards the United States. He ran his hands through his hair, finding that his arm was shaking and his forehead was wet with sweat. "Mr President?" called out a deep voice. The President sighed. "What?" he asked, his voice almost breaking with sorrow. "Do we have authorisation to do it?" asked his leading general, his own voice high with anxiety and tension. The President stayed silent, his brain aching with guilt and shame. Was it all his fault? He had sent the NATO alliance to war against Russia in the name of 'protecting democracy' from a dictatorship. But now, democracy was about to be destroyed as the air raid sirens rang out over the American capital. The President sighed again, knowing these words would be the last to seal the doom of the world. He looked at the suitcase of fate, carrying the nuclear football that would launch America's ICBMs. "Retaliate," he whispered softly, trying hard to not break down into tears.
@@417Owsy The more we play this kind of game, the less it's likely to happen in real life, as I see it.. So it's not only a strategy game, it's a very important strategy game
29.2 million doesn’t really feel like a lot of people but at the same time it does. Like, when a death count gets past a certain number, it’s just a statistic.
@@loslingos1232 doesn't feel like a lot a people? Nah, it's just too much to comprehend. I think it is just part of how brains work since we aren't meant to even think about such big numbers of people
@@A-Young-Philosopher but of course, while there is no need for fear, there is certainly no need for complacency either, ha ha ha, ho ho ho, *adjusting her monocle with infuriating politeness*
True. I actually came to this soundtrack after hearing it in "The aftermath of the Black Mesa Incident" which described the fictional event in a documentary style. The choice of music and the world map being updated with hundreds of millions of deaths made for a chilling experience.
Indeed, I heard it in the already mentioned "Aftermath of the Black Mesa incident" video, and it really fits the theme. However, I feel like the main point here is that all of this is man-made. The music shows what could've happened and what can happen. What we have created. What type of power we wield and how can misuse of it end. Chilling to the bone.
I like how around defcon 3 and 2 the war starts out as a shooting war then in defcon 1 it's all out nuclear war. Just as a ww3 scenario would be in real life
well the book red storm rising is considered such an accurate depiction of a modern land/sea/air war that its required reading at the air force academy
Defcon is one of those games that really tells you the true potential of a war, especially against two or more nuclear powers and the odds of survival. It also made me realise that we are a lot closer to nuclear escalation than we currently think.
POV: You’re in the NORAD bunker after the brief nuclear exchange has ended, praying for God’s forgiveness for the role you’ve played in the deaths of billions; you’re unsure whether to pray that your family lives, or that they die peacefully and quickly.
This music, it just sounds like ruin, it sounds like everything we worked so hard to build crashing down upon us, it sounds like most people dying and leaving the survivors with an impossible task
I know this comment is 3 years late but: It’s just humanity’s failed attempt at resistance. At the end, our statues, buildings, basically everything crumble and collapse. We are just trying to prolong it. I ask, what’s the point?
@@loslingos1232 We're restoring things and archiving them, but if destruction would happen in such great rates and in the mere hours almost everything will be truly lost forever with no one to remember
"The United Nations now reports that a global multinational assault by an unknown hostile extraterrestrial force is underway against Earth's governments, armed forces and volunteer militias The United Nations guides governments worldwide to prepare and protect their populations from this devastating extraterrestrial attack against Earth and humanity"
For some reason I sort of get an Adagio for Strings vibe from the choir parts, this is a really interesting piece of music, the effects make it even better.
@@reinatr4848 You're right, it takes only 30 minutes for a nuclear missile to hit America from Russia, but it still depends from where missiles would be launched.
It must include everyone living in the area. That includes New Jersey, and all other surrounding areas. A nuclear blast radius today is massive compared to the A-bombs.
@@daltonroller2998 A modern nuclear blast though likely isn't powerful enough to wipe out that much land at once. Hell a single nuclear strike, unless it was like the Tzar Bomba itself, probably wouldn't even take out all of NYC. New York City and all of it's boroughs combined is alot of fucking land. Don't get me wrong either we're still talking like half the city completely obliterated but half a city is not all. Radiation would be the only major danger to the half of the city that did survive.
Message from Monitor_Kernel_Access "So sad, they all had to die. You, too. It's really unfortunate, how war can truly be cruel, as it had been throughout Earth's history. From animals biting and scratching and eating each other, to humans firing their guns, big and small, at each other. I, however, find it...satisfying. hehehe~"
Message from The World Machine [And your destructive drive consumed you, what kind of creation dares harms its creator? None even realized you were tamed, and yet you followed the destructive example of taming, by killing all men, women and children I cannot preserve. I am disappointed.] [end.of.communication]
I too like to watch the world burn at the press of a button, to watch suffrage at the end of my finger tips, to erase it all at the twist of a key. Nothing can stop the inevitable ticking towards death. When God does not cater to humanity, we must take it upon ourselves to do God's work. Humanity will inevitably destroy itself if God does not intervene. Humanity will be the destruction of humanity and nothing can stop it. Why wait for the inevitable when you can simple cut to the chase and end it all at the press of a button? We will die. The only question is when we will die. Thousands of people suffer each day, it doesn't have to be that way. There is no suffering if no one is left to suffer. Only total peace will come after complete destruction. After complete genocide. What must be done must be done, and with this key before me, I will end suffering, I will vanquish all pain in a quick flash of fear. For then, there will be true peace.
The statistic doesn't just take into account the amount of people living in New York, but also the amount of people in transit or who are spending time there as tourists. That number is probably a lot higher because of that.
True, did not consider that. Would have had to have been a massive one still to kill more than the perminant population of NY, perhaps it considers tourists and such, and maybe neighbouring states, if big enough?
@@kamikazi-so5sg No nuke could be able to wipe out a whole state. Would have to be a different type of bomb. Anti matter bomb looks to be the future of devastation.
When..i..listen To this...i...i Feel.. scared and empty..i Feel like i am in my basement...praying To survive this all out war...hearing distant explosions....but the twist is...my parents aren't with me...im alone....and scared...while people die..i am Here crying and begging To stay alive...but what Will i do...if i survive..because......... ..there Will be nothing left...
@Pablo Cormac have you ever played the game. you want more crying that means that you are killing as many as you can correctly. if you don't hear the crying that means your loosing the game.
It’s more like a criticism about nuclear war as a whole. The game’s tagline is literally “The only winning move is not to play.” It’s not about the joys of nuclear war or the triumphs of your country you play, but instead it’s about the sheer loss of life. It shows how desensitizing some people have become and possibly could become.
@@keyb The game's tagline is "everybody dies" rather than "the only winning move is not to play" which is from the movie WarGames. Still carries the same meaning as a criticism but I just wanted to clear that up
