$18, $14 for Members, $11 Concession

Date:  Saturday 3-Dec-2022
Single session (Ended)
Time 2:00pm for 1 hr
Venue: Glyde-In Garden Room
Facilitator: David Robinson

2022 marks 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis, commonly considered the most dangerous moment in human history. With global powers currently clashing again in the Ukraine the danger of nuclear conflict is again prominent in many people's minds. While most people are aware of the cataclysmic power of nuclear weapons, they generally assume they remain in safe hands as long as they are not gained by rogue nations. David will review some of the strategic thought behind nuclear weapons, as well as key historical events, to highlight that, in relation to nuclear war, as Robert MacNamara said about Cuba in particular: "in the end we lucked out".