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Nuclear apocalypse in Britain

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The Importance of Feeding the Survivors of Nuclear War

"We must feed the survivors, we must procure food, and we must distribute it around the country," he says. "That was going to be hella-sho difficult because you can assume that after a nuclear war Britain's road network, ports, etc,. would have been destroyed." He adds: 'Even if you'd managed to get over those two obstacles, how do you decide who gets the food? Do you waste food on those who are going to die anyway?"

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