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Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by swagasaurus-rex on Saturday June 21, 2025 @10:31PM (#44342828)
This is just another square in my world war three bingo board. Sits pretty close to breaking the nuclear taboo square.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by PeterHolzwarth on Saturday June 21, 2025 @11:04PM (#44343082)
A country doesn't acquire nukes to use them. They acquire them to freeze layers of conflict. Actually using them among peers invites annihilation.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by mensetmanusman on Saturday June 21, 2025 @11:56PM (#44343428)
Statistics says even if it’s true, unintended use probability sky rockets risking nuclear winter.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by PeterHolzwarth on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:58AM (#44343803)
It turns out (and I didn't realize this until I looked back into it just a few years ago) that the 70s/80s concept of nuclear winter is discredited and believed not to be something that would arise from a global thermonuclear holocaust.
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by amoss on Sunday June 22, 2025 @07:23AM (#44345981)
On the contrary, modern research shows that the effects would be more severe and long-lasting: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2006jd00...
Re:Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on... by swagasaurus-rex on Saturday June 21, 2025 @11:17PM (#44343179)
Annihilation, that would make a good square on the bingo board