Nuclear war

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When I was 18 I had a good deal more optimism also. The people most likely to have survival equipment are the ones in charge now. They are the rich, the powerful and the most greedy and self serving sector of humanity. They are the ones who got us into this mess and in all probability they will be the ones lobbing the last powerful atomic weapons at each other to finish things off.

You are assuming the US military will be setting them off not one of the nuclear states or a terrorist

I think some group using a so called "Dirty Bomb" is more likely than any state however unstable using nuclear weapons on each other. It has become an international concern of the number of X-ray machines and such that go missing every year.

Although if any state were to have designs on starting a war with atomic weapons i think it would be far more nefarius than using balistic missiles. How long to shipping containers sit in the worlds docks awaiting customs for example. It would cripple trade and no one would even have to claim responsibility.

Mutually Assured Destruction only annihilates the entire human population if the vast majority of nations get involved. Even if 2 world powers nuke each other into oblivion, everyone else will be okay.

Semi O.K The fallout will cause cancers and other damage far from the target areas. There is also the possibility of a nuclear winter.

ruveyn

I'm more curious about about the response policy toward threats / actions by other nation-states involving Nuclear Strikes.