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Doomsday Machine (other)
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Doomsday Machine may refer to: * Doomsday device, a hypothetical weapon which could destroy all life on the Earth * ''Doomsday Machine'' (film), a 1972 science-fiction film * ''The Doomsday Machine'' (book), a 2012 non-fiction book arguing that nuclear energy is a kind of 'Doomsday' strategy * "The Doomsday Machine" (''Star Trek: The Original Series''), a 1967 episode of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' * ''Doomsday Machine'' (album), a 2005 album by melodic death metal band Arch Enemy * Doomsday Machine, a fictional army from the board game '' Neuroshima Hex!'' * '' The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner'' (2017), book by Daniel Ellsberg Daniel Ellsberg (born April 7, 1931) is an American political activist, and former United States military analyst. While employed by the RAND Corporation, Ellsberg precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the ''Pent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomsday Device
A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon or weapons system — which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or destroy the planet itself, bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of planet Earth. Most hypothetical constructions rely on hydrogen bombs being made arbitrarily large, assuming there are no concerns about delivering them to a target (see Teller–Ulam design) or that they can be " salted" with materials designed to create long-lasting and hazardous fallout (e.g., a cobalt bomb). Doomsday devices and the nuclear holocaust they bring about have been present in literature and art especially in the 20th century, when advances in science and technology made world destruction (or at least the eradication of all human life) a credible scenario. Many classics in the genre of science fiction take up the theme in this respect. The term "doomsday machine" itself is attested from 1960, but the alliterative "doomsday device" has sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doomsday Machine (film)
''Doomsday Machine'', also known as ''Escape from Planet Earth'' (video title), is an American science fiction film filmed in 1967 but completed without the original cast or sets in 1972. Plot A spy (Essie Lin Chia) discovers that the Chinese government has created a doomsday device (the "key" to which, "only Chairman Mao has") capable of destroying the Earth and it will be activated in 72 hours. Soon after, ''Astra'' – a two-year return mission to Venus by the United States Space Program – has its time of launch speeded up and half of the male flight crew are replaced by women shortly before take-off, including one Russian. Shortly before blastoff military alerts are put into effect. After leaving Earth, the seven crew members of ''Astra'' deduce that they have been put together to restart the human race should the Chinese activate their device. Shortly after this, the device goes off and Earth is destroyed. As Astra continues to Venus, the crew realizes that a safe landing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doomsday Machine (book)
''The Doomsday Machine: The High Price of Nuclear Energy, the World's Most Dangerous Fuel'' is a 2012 book by Martin Cohen and Andrew McKillop which addresses a broad range of concerns regarding the nuclear industry, the economics and environmental aspects of nuclear energy, nuclear power plants, and nuclear accidents. The book has been described by ''The New York Times'' as "a polemic on the evils of splitting the atom". Synopsis Economic fundamentals "The usual rule of thumb for nuclear power is that about two thirds of the generation cost is accounted for by fixed costs, the main ones being the cost of paying interest on the loans and repaying the capital..."Doomsday 2012, page 89 Areva, the French nuclear plant operator, for example, offers that 70 percent of the cost of a kWh of nuclear electricity is accounted for by the fixed costs from the construction process. In the foreword to the book, Steve Thomas, Professor of Energy Studies at the University of Greenwich i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Doomsday Machine (album)
''Doomsday Machine'' is the sixth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, produced by Rickard Bengtsson and mixed by Andy Sneap. It is the third album to feature the vocals of Angela Gossow. The album had some commercial success reaching number 87 on the selling 12,000 copies. Christopher Amott left the band shortly after recording the album in July 2005 but rejoined 2 years later for the songwriting sessions for ''Rise of the Tyrant''. Reception ''Doomsday Machine'' received mixed reviews by critics. Adrien Begrand of PopMatters praised the songs highlighting "Enter the Machine", "Nemesis" and "My Apocalypse". He said that Michael and Christopher Amott "truly shine on the album" and that Arch Enemy "marry the brutal with the melodic" with "impressive skill". Tom Day of musicOMH, that also praised "Enter the Machine" calling it of "a prime example of metal at its very, very best... This instrumental is simply breathtaking", said that Arch Enemy "set th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuroshima Hex!
''Neuroshima Hex!'' is a Polish Military tactics, tactical board game based on the ''Neuroshima role-playing game''. It is published by Wydawnictwo Portal (Portal Publishing House). The game is set in the same post-apocalyptic world as its RPG counterpart. Gameplay Neuroshima Hex is played on a hexagonal board game, board. Each player periodically draws from a deck of hexagonal tiles. Tiles symbolize different types of military units. Annotations on the tiles denote the combat strength of each unit. Each player has one special tile called HQ (headquarters). Players take turns placing their tiles on the board. The player chooses: * which tile from their hand to play, * where to place the tile on the board, and * what orientation the tile should have (Being hexagonal, there are six possible orientations for placing each tile.) Normally, a tile does not move once placed on the board. There are three major categories of tiles in each player's deck: * One tile representing HQ. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Nuclear War Planner
Confessions are acknowledgements of facts by those who would have otherwise preferred to keep those facts hidden. Confessions may also refer to: Film, television, and radio * ''Confessions'' (1925 film), a British silent film * ''Confessions'' (2010 film), a Japanese film * ''The Confessions'' (film) (''Le confessioni''), a 2016 Italian film * Confessions series, a 1970s series of film adaptations of novels by Christopher Wood * "Confessions" (''Arrow''), a 2019 television episode * "Confessions" (''Breaking Bad''), a 2013 television episode * "Confessions" (''Roseanne''), a 1990 television episode * ''Confessions'' (radio programme), a British radio feature presented by Simon Mayo Literature * ''Confessions'' (Augustine), a 4th-century autobiographical work by St. Augustine of Hippo * ''Confession'' (Bakunin), an 1851 autobiographical work by Mikhail Bakunin * ''Confessions'' (Rousseau), a 1782–1789 autobiography by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * Confessions series, a 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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