I can't believe we have reached this point, but this bears crystal clear emphasis: Our global climate system ensures that even "limited" use of lower-yield "tactical" nuclear weapons against civilian or industrial targets would have major regional-to-global scale consequences.

April 07, 2026 - 19:25 UTC

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Earth is a test case for the Fermi paradox.

What we do right now—whether or not we flood the streets in protest—could determine the fate of our species.
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"Is already having." Israel's destruction of Palestine is already resulting in environmental consequences.
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This isn't even a question of "nuclear winter" (a real, if still scientifically debated, hypothetical risk stemming from a much larger-scale exchange). Instead, it's a question of large-scale radiological and toxic contamination as well as disruption of global weather patterns.
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It doesn't require a large exchange only that about 40 or more devices are detonated at ground level - that was the thinking used to set the size of modest nuclear deterrents - just enough to take everyone else with you.
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Essentially all locations on Earth are connected via atmospheric circulation (i.e., global wind patterns). Radiological or other contamination can spread far beyond its source region, especially if initially lofted to great heights by a large explosion or ensuing conflagration.
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All modeling shows any use of nuclear weapons leading to tapid escalation and all out exchange.
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Sorry to give you homework but is there a book you’d recommend on the effects of nuclear weapons? The only book I’ve read on it is Annie Jacobsen’s
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You may want to see Ted Postol's presentation on Nima Alkhorshid's video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOs4skvj5F8
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The GOP simply does not care how much destruction they cause, whether to humans, other animals, the environment, the climate, or the economy. When forces of decency gain power, another round of Nuremberg Trials must be conducted for war crimes and U.S. trials for their corruption and other crimes.
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Also: the climate is not regional.
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Even Putin acknowledged that there wouldn't any winners...
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