When I was growing up in the 1970s, my three main fears were: being blown up by the IRA; being eaten by a Jaws-like great white shark; being vaporised by a nuclear bomb.
I expect it was the same for most kids of my generation. The first two, obviously, were a function of the Birmingham bombings (et al.)
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