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pfdietztoday at 1:34 PM3 repliesview on HN

The world doesn't have enough nuclear weapons for "total nuclear annihilation".


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ben_wtoday at 3:09 PM

To end all humans with the weapons directly? Indeed not.

To break all logistics chains, ending most industrial output, reducing carrying capacity back to the pre-industrial age? That I think is still doable.

SkyeCAtoday at 2:18 PM

Perhaps not, but there's no functional difference to the millions (hundreds of millions even) of victims if you start hitting major population centres.

wat10000today at 2:24 PM

There's plenty enough to make the second-worst war in human history look like an enjoyable beach vacation by comparison.