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Jun 29, 2023 · W e know that an all-out U.S.-Russia nuclear war would be bad. But how bad, exactly? How do your chances of surviving the explosions, radiation, and nuclear winter depend on where you live?
Mar 7, 2024 · In the fall of 2022, a U.S. intelligence assessment put the odds at 50-50 that Russia would launch a nuclear strike to halt Ukrainian forces if they breached its defense of Crimea. Preparing...
Mar 23, 2022 · The scholars emphasized how close the Soviet Union and United States came to nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis, as a result of several factors that so far aren’t at play today.
How do researchers gauge the probability and severity of nuclear war? Catastrophic risk expert Seth Baum explains.
Oct 20, 2022 · In a nuclear war, hundreds or thousands of detonations would occur within minutes of each other. Regional nuclear war between India and Pakistan that involved about 100 15-kiloton nuclear weapons launched at urban areas would result in 27 million direct deaths.
Feb 27, 2022 · Putin’s war on Ukraine has raised fears of nuclear conflict or even World War III. Three experts weigh in on nuclear risk.
Jan 23, 2024 · Despite decades of arms control agreements there are still about 13,000 nuclear warheads globally, 90% of them Russian and American. Six other countries are declared nuclear powers: the UK,...
Jun 28, 2022 · Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived Cold War era fears of nuclear war. Here, forecasters Peter Scoblic and David Mandel answer the question: What is the probability the war in Ukraine...
Mar 16, 2022 · As Russia and NATO escalate their standoff over Ukraine, nuclear strategists and former U.S. officials warn that there is a remote but growing risk of an unintended slide into direct conflict —...
Mar 7, 2023 · The world has lurched a step closer to the prospect of nuclear war, say researchers, after Russia declared last month that it would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear-arms...
