Locutus,
Even into the middle 80's before President Reagan did his thing I remember being scared out of my wits about nuclear war. It continued for a long time for me too. Still have some fear but I'm learning to rid myself of it. A work in progress I guess.
Still..
I was 5 yrs old in '73 so I don't remember that conflict. However I did make the mistake of asking my mom about 1975. Won't do that again. I drew back a bloody stump. And still didn't get any answers.
And in all actuality we still have a very distinct possibility of a nuclear event. Probably more so now that the Soviet Bloc is gone and so many have nukes. I don't want to think about that. I can't control it anyway.
Still a curious cat!
Mandette