11. Atomic war had all but destroyed life on earth.12. Before, people were frightened of atomic war , and that was actually justified to some degree. 13. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the United States became a radioactive wasteland. 14. Prog 4 then established that Mega-City One was surrounded by wildernesses from the Atomic Wars . 15. It's set in Massachusetts in 2020 after an atomic war has destroyed much of the country. 16. An atomic war draws nearer if we do not start thinking about a new international control system, 17. Brezhnev : Do you believe or admit of the possibility of atomic war between our two nations? 18. "Shoot to Kill " ), his interests this decade have been atomic war , AIDS and global politics. 19. Asimov also explained how he began with the idea that Earth was radioactive from an atomic war . 20. Broadcast around the world and published in an inexpensive format as " Peace or Atomic War ?"