nuclear warfare
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The 8 Worst Apocalypse Bunkers in Science Fiction
If the world were to end, you’d probably want to be as sequestered as possible — preferably underground with a freshly stocked pantry, your loved ones close by, and plenty of stuff to distract you from the fiery inferno outside your door. Apocalypse media loves a good bunker plotline, but the fallout shelters we see…
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The ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Stupid, Actually
Last week, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the “Doomsday Clock” will remain set at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest humanity has been to complete annihilation since the clock was created. We haven’t moved the needle since 2020, when it sunk to its current, dismal, less-than-two-minutes-left level.
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Nuking A Hurricane Would Be A Really, Really Bad Idea
Did we learn nothing from Independence Day? Nuking things for nuking’s sake just doesn’t work like we think it might. Take a hurricane, for example. It’d be relatively immune to whatever ordinance Donald Trump ” sorry, humanity ” might throw at it.