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Will we be one of the Civilizations that goes Extinct through Nuclear recklessness? (Original Post)
tomhagen
Aug 2017
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,908 posts)1. Oh, gosh.
Looks like we may well go extinct without any nuclear anything. Climate change by itself will wipe us out.
Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)3. We'll Find a Way
Never underestimate the human capacity for self-destruction.
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)2. Fukushima. n/t
AllaN01Bear
(18,520 posts)4. trumpacide
interesting view.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,908 posts)5. Interesting.
Several things stand out. One is that if you don't already, well ahead of any potential emergency, have a 14 day supply of food and water you sure won't be able to stock those things very quickly.
Nor be able to construct any sort of shelter inside your home.
The other thing is that nuclear explosions would not trigger massive earthquakes like that. Nor would they know the magnitude while in progress.