Mineshaft gap - Dr. Strangelove
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HN commenters post it as a punchline whenever a thread turns to some 'gap' or to surviving nuclear catastrophe.
What it is
A four-minute clip from Dr. Strangelove in which the President and General Turgidson argue over the 'mineshaft gap' after a nuclear war. Peter Sellers and George C. Scott play it as Cold War satire.
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What Hacker News said
Cites jasomill · 2024-05 · on “US ICBM Launch Center Virtual Tour”
Indefinitely, even in the case of near-total destruction. While not exactly historical fiction, this scene from Dr. Strangelove comes to mind: [this video]