I grew up in the U.S. in the 80s. I remember my dad telling me that it would be very easy for us or the USSR to destroy each other - all they would have to do is press a button and missiles would fly over and blow up the country. For some reason I imagined that in both countries' main government offices, there was a big gray box with nothing on it but a red button for this purpose.
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that inside each volcano there was a guy who'd press a button to make it erupt.— Jim, UK
- I used to belive, that USSR is the best country in the World...:(— Iryna
- I used to think that babies were made when you press your mums belly button.
Then a baby would fall out— Chris Hyndman - I used to believe that the moon was another country and that all countries were little planets.Anon
- i thought that outies were an on/off button— mr.bob
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit