Week 7/ Narrative Selection

nuclear warfare

n.

A war in which nuclear weapons are used by both sides. As generally used, the term assumes major use of nuclear weapons by at least two opposing warring states. As of 1999, no nuclear war has occurred.

 From our group project, one of the themes which I found to be an interesting concept to explore is that off being 'cut off'. We looked at how the people trapped within Woodfordia would react in the situation that they were cut off from the rest of society due to them all being carriers of a contagious virus. 

From this theme, looking into the future around 2020 and 2030, I believe it to be possible that there will be wars between many countries, which may eventually develop into nuclear warfare. With the recent discovery of Syria’s ‘hidden’ weapons many countries are uneasy.  “While the world has focused on Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons, Middle Eastern intelligence agencies have growing concerns about the country's biological arsenal, according to the Washington Post.” (Syria’s neighbours fear biological weapons attack, 2013). Even with the UN and many different treaties in regards to what is unacceptable during war, there is no knowing what the leaders of a country have hidden in order to protect the country. Nuclear warfare will destroy much of Australia, thus leaving little ‘pockets’ of land around Australia, which are habitable. Woodfordia is one of these pockets and therefore will have to become almost completely self-sufficient.

Nuclear war, The Free Dictionary by Farlax. Accessed 4/10/2013 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/nuclear+war

Syria’s neighbours fear biological weapons attack, (5^th September, 2013), Sanchez, R. Accessed from The Telegraph on 9/10/2013 from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10289468/Syrias-neighbours-fear-biological-weapons-attack.html

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