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RiverNoord

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11. The probability of nuclear conflict increases substantially as

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 12:08 PM

Jan 2015

the effects of global warming start shifting (and reducing) habitable land.

There is still a massive number of nuclear warheads in the world, and some of the countries that possess them are right in the crosshairs of global warming. Israel, in particular.

The number of countries in possession of nuclear weapons is going to increase as coastlines move inland and groundwater deposits dry up. Japan, for example, is an island nation, with a tremendous population directly at risk of displacement due to sea level increase. Where will they go?

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The use of nukes would not make sense for the argument you make BumRushDaShow Jan 2015 #14

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