You Only had One Job

We all know what it is to have good intentions as it doesn't always end up the same as you thought it would. After World War Two and especially after the Russians got the bomb, a group of American scientists and military personnel became very scared that the end of the world was almost at their doorstep. At any moment, the world could be destroyed and even worse, the American way of life wiped off the face of the globe. This was unacceptable. It all starts there but where does it go...