The History of Nuclear Chicken
The atomic age came and went unnoticed by all but the most observant of the fowl creatures of the Earth. The ones who did not take note of such momentous events have long since turned up as semi-edible nugget shapes consumed by billions and billions of people on this planet. However, for those of us who consider themselves superior to such lowly creatures, the splitting of the atom was first announced to the world when a nuclear device was used against other people (for the purpose of showing them how to truly make glass using their hands) in horrific ways. Since then the promise of the potential of nuclear devices has birthed many different things. “Nuclear winter”, “ground zero” and “fallout” are all terms that have entered the common vernacular of most people. Nuclear generated power now lights the homes of millions of people worldwide. Ships, submarines and future space vehicles will all be powered by nuclear reactors and derivative technologies.
As with all things of power, these great advances come at a great cost. Perhaps one of the most pervasive things that the atomic age gave birth to is a sense of fear. Many people believe that the most dangerous threat to the world today is the proliferation of nuclear materials to so-called rogue states and terrorist organizations, who, if so inclined could then utilize the material to wreak unimaginable havoc and suffering on the world.
Instead we intend to poke fun at some of the greatest absurdities to have come out of this wonderful and terrible discovery. In particular the idea of “nuclear chicken” that has played out on the world stage ever since. The idea that mutually assured destruction keeps the world powers at bay in an endless game of chicken, played out with thermonuclear warheads as opposed to vehicles. The idea is that there is never any winner in such a conflict. Nuclear Chicken views all of this with great curiosity as no one but we humans would invent a technology that ultimately could not be used in the way in which it was originally intended.
We also reserve the right to point out and laugh at anything else that Nuclear Chicken (or as we like to call him NC) finds worthwhile.
7/2/06 - A sad day for the Russians as they find Smearnov Ice has turned Antartica into a party island. Read their Temporal Research entry.
6/27/06 - Timmy had a run in with the Russians - check out his Blog entry.
6/25/06 - Joe finally woke up and gave us another Movie Review - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4/4/06 - Another Testimony arrived today. We just posted it!
4/1/06 - More Fan mail...it gets weirder every time...
3/28/06 - Joe felt a little chaotic and reviewed V for Vendetta. Check it out!
3/27/06 - More Mail! This time, NC has been spotted traversing the states... Check it out!