It’s Threads Day!
So what better excuse to have Dr Malcom Craig back in Derry & Toms to talk about NUCLEAR WAR, and particularly General Sir John Hackett’s The Third World War: August 1985 (1978) and its sequel The Third World War: The Untold Story (1982).
As we’re both gamers, and Malcolm has an academic interest in it too, we also get into it with GDW’s Twilight 2000 RPG, arguably the ultimate expression of the speculative World War Three RPG genre. A game that transformed our Cold War fears into the participatory storytelling of the RPG format, and allowed players to wander the ruins of post-nuclear Europe while tracking ammunition, diesel fuel, rads, rations, and the collapse of NATO command structures in all the meticulous detail a teenage nerd could delight in.
You can pre-order Cold City and Hot War 2e in print, or get the PDFs instantly, here, and read Malcolm’s paper on Twilight 2000 by clicking below:
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 
Just listen to the podcast the other day. Great discussion, I do remember hearing about the book world war III back in early 80s I’ve never read it. I do agree that President Carter was underrated I do think his best triumph was bringing peace between Egypt and Israel even though it costs so that’s life a few years later. However his greatest defeat was I ran hoss’s crisis and the field rescue attempt. My father was a big supporter of Carter and he left his office twice even though he lost in the second election it’s very remarkable he lived to be 100 years of age.
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I meant to say my father voted for President Carter twice after he ran for reelection but was defeated by Reagan instead. Also the peace Accord cost s Sadat his life later from what I understood.
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