Pacific Standard
Is Our Fear of Nuclear Energy Overblown? - Pacific Standard
June 14, 2017 - One researcher argues that the dangers are exaggerated, but the nuclear industry has much bigger problems than our misperceptions. By Michael White (Photo:
Nih
Public health and nuclear winter: addressing a catastrophic threat ...
Despite the end of the Cold War, the world still has thousands of nuclear weapons and adversarial relations between the countries that possess them. A nuclear war could cause large and abrupt global environmental change known as nuclear winter, with ...
Copernicus
How fear of nuclear winter has helped save the world, so far
Abstract. The direct effects of nuclear war would be horrific, with blasts, fires, and radiation killing and injuring many people. But in 1983, United States and Soviet Union scientists showed that a nuclear war could also produce a nuclear winter, with catastrophic consequences for global ...
Wikipedia
Nuclear winter - Wikipedia
July 10, 2024 - The atmospheric scientist tasked with studying the atmospheric effect of the Kuwaiti fires by the National Science Foundation, Peter Hobbs, stated that the fires' modest impact suggested that "some numbers [used to support the Nuclear Winter hypothesis]... were probably a little overblown."
European Scientist
How overblown safety debates are killing European nuclear energy
July 8, 2021 - When CNN in June broke the news of a reported “leak” at China’s Taishan nuclear power plant, it didn’t take long for the alarming headline to be politically instrumentalised. The mention of increased levels of radiation caused by a degradation of fuel rod cladding, as well as increased ...
Brookings
Overblown: Russia's empty nuclear sabre-rattling
July 28, 2016 - Steven Pifer argues that concerns about Russia's strategic nuclear weapons modernization are overblown. Russia is developing new ICBMs, aircraft, and submarines that will be armed with nuclear weapons, but the United States also has plans to modernize its nuclear weapons and delivery platforms.
Nexusmods
Fallout 2287 - Nuclear Winter at Fallout 4 Nexus - Mods and community
Inspired by mods like Frostfall and The Division, Nuclear Winter pits the Sole Survivor against the bitter cold of winter. With frosty aesthetics such as snow shaders, and visible breathing to immerse
Breaking Defense
Big Fears Of Small Nukes Overblown - Breaking Defense
April 12, 2022 - “Insane.” “Deeply dangerous.” Raises the risk of “nuclear exchange” and a “new arms race.” These are some of the serious accusations leveled against the recently leaked Nuclear Posture Review. Each presidential administration since Clinton has written an NPR, primarily to guide ...
Quora
Is an EMP over-exaggerated? - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): Yes. The nuke EMP is the least of the threats of a nuke; the others: nuclear radiation, overpreassure and heat wave are more destructive. I figure that if a country is vulnerable to EMP, means that it is also vulnerable to the other three, so…
Oilprice
Are The Risks Of Nuclear Energy Overblown? | OilPrice.com
May 21, 2021 - Nuclear energy often gets a bad wrap, but with technology and safety protocols continuing to become more sophisticated, the potential risks may be overblown
Wiktionary
nuclear winter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
The global temperature declines predicted in the original (1983) nuclear winter scientific paper were 15-20°C; current estimates are 10-15°C. The two values are in good agreement considering the irreducible uncertainties in the calculations. Both temperature declines are much greater than ...
Gwu
Investigating the Climate Impacts of Nuclear War | National Security ...
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2024 - A 1983 study from scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore Laboratory said that a full-scale nuclear war between the superpowers would “dramatically affect the atmosphere’s temperature, dynamic, precipitation, and chemistry,” reduce ...
Reddit
r/IsItBullshit on Reddit: IsItBullshit: The nuclear winter from ...
February 8, 2024 - 575K subscribers in the IsItBullshit community. A community for asking whether programs, products, or services are legitimate.
Nuclearwinterproductions
Nuclear Winter Productions
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Steampowered
Nuclear Winter no Steam
After years of living underground in the safe zone you return to what is left of a once-thriving city after a nuclear war. Learn to avoid the radiation, scavenge for resources, craft tools and build shelter in this first person dystopia simulator.
Skeptoid
Nuclear War and Nuclear Winter
Atmospheric smoke from a nuclear war would not result in devastating global cooling.
Fas
Details of Russia’s nuclear modernization are inconsistent with ...
March 15, 2024 - While many are concerned about Russia’s development of new nuclear-capable systems, fears of substantial nuclear increase may be overblown.
ScienceDirect
Nuclear winter and the longer-term consequences of nuclear war ...
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