9 Great Things About Nuclear Weapons

Worried about nuclear apocalypse? Nuclear winter? Nuclear annihilation? Our team has come up with 9 reasons to simply stop worrying and learn to love the bomb. Maybe.

1. Nuclear winter - a cure for global warming?

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Everyone pack your bags. We're heading south for the winter!

2. This guy

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Superman villain - "Nuclear Man". Literally voted the #1 villain we'd like to forget.

3. In case of a giant meteor plummeting towards Earth, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck can nuke it.

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4. They can be carried around in stylish backpacks like this

Just be sure not to make any sudden moves...

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5. Beyoncé sings about them

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We lied. Destiny's Child's song "Nuclear" was about love, not weapons.

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6. They are really good for making holes.

Fill it with water and we can make the world's largest swimming pool.

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CANNONBALL!

7. These movies happened

Though, some of these we could have done without.

8. In the event of a nuclear apocalypse - we get to eat a lot of these...

Sweetest comeback in the history of EVER.

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9. ...and live in these cozy little bunkers in the English countryside

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Sick of paying London rents? For only £2000 this 1961 nuclear bunker could be yours.

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Home sweet home.

Not convinced? Neither are we. Be part of the discussion #NextGen - Rethinking nuclear weapons.