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Book Review: The Long Tomorrow

@edentBook Review nuclear Sci Fi · 150 words

A covered wagon trudges through a nuclear wasteland.

Two generations after the nuclear holocaust, rumours persisted about a secret desert hideaway where scientists worked with dangerous machines and where men plotted to revive the cities. Almost a continent away, Len Coulter heard whisperings that fired his imagination. Then one day he found a strange wooden box ... The fifth novel from the Queen of Space Opera - it was nominated to the Hugo Award. I picked this up because it is mentioned in The Relentless Moon. And it is a cracking bit…

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A (Nuclear) Blast From The Past

@edentnecropost nuclear peacesoc protest uea · 400 words

As I was digging around some ancient back-up CDs, I happened across some of my early web pages. Way back in the mists of time, I was a member of the UEA Peace Society. As well as organising talk on campus, we occasionally went on protests. This page records the protest we took to Lakenheath - a local US military encampment.As far as I can tell, this was part of the Citizens' Weapons Inspection project.So, here it is, in all its unedited glory. I wonder where you all are now? Protest at…

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