They wanted the reader to be reminded of the sins of the past at every corner. They wanted American capitalism and fascism to strike fear into the players heart. Did they succeed? Not really in fallout 4.

By Fallout 76, the "nuclear war is frightening to even imagine" vibes of The Glow in Fallout 1 had been completely swept away in favor of "LOL GET TEH LAUNCH CODES TO NUKE TEH MAP TO SPAWN LE EPIC LOOT"