I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing (2008) [pdf]

Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by codezero on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:03PM (#24122662)

I think with a bunch of nations wielding nuclear power, the threat of a global collapse absolutely becomes an existential problem, regardless of the source of that collapse.

I don't think it's likely, but I also don't think it's something one can dismiss easily.

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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by jeffreyrogers on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:10PM (#24122765)

I don't understand the motivations for using nuclear weapons in that scenario. And you would need a massive nuclear exchange to cause human extinction.

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Re:I Hope the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Finds Nothing... by codezero on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:16PM (#24122846)

I agree, and I'm not sure I can think of the motivations either except that extreme strain causes people to do stupid things, it could even just be an accident.

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