Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction?

Re:Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction? by devy on Thursday November 12, 2020 @10:35PM (#25078527)

Exactly!

The intangible disruptions of a human society will indirectly cause eventual death due to the nuclear war. Think about it, just the COVID-19 lockdown of a few weeks can cause economy collapsed, people out of jobs, can't paid rent, utilities. A nuclear war will immediate cut off or contaminate essential human necessities, like food, water, shelters, electricity etc., so even without getting harmed by kinetic force, radiation, climate alteration, people still cannot survive long term.

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Re:Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction? by EthanHeilman on Friday November 13, 2020 @12:18AM (#25079155)

I always found that more frightening than total extinction. I can't imagine all humans blinking out in a few hours. I can imagine having no food or money, trying to work dangerous odd jobs here and there and starving to death along with 30% of my town during a winter famine a few years later.

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Re:Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction? by baybal2 on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:31AM (#25079584)

Think of life outside the Western world for a bit. This was the case for most of colonised Asia, and is still is a thing for some places in Africa.

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