On a scale of 1-10 how concerned are you about Nuclear war?

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I’ve been watching the classic British film “Threads” and seeing all the devastation and shit. Especially now with the issue with Ukraine and Russia and the Israel and Palestine war, makes the think should we be concerned about a possible nuclear attack?

Drewtate · Accepted Answer

I'm a prepper so it occurs to me a long with an eventual melt down of a local nuclear power plant. Various possible scenarios earthquakes, solar flares, emps, blizzards, droughts, tidal waves, floods, volcanoes, volcanic winter, asteroid strikes, biological attack, civil unrest, pandemic, economic collapse etc.

I'm not sure the best way to survive nuclear war, if you don't die in the blast and survive the radiation there's still the fallout from radioactive dust that will give you cancers and tumours. Then there's the water supply, agriculture and wildlife poisoned with radiation and of course fallout bloating out the sun giving us a nuclear winter.

My two scenarios are hunkering down at home to survive whatever with enough food, water and other supplies to get by just like with covid and having to bug out which will probably be done firstly by car, motorbike or bicycle or just by foot.

Of course I'm well armed though I think when bugging out sure you can take an AR15 by vehicle or other long arm but if you are going on foot literally running for your life you are going to need to travel light so at most a handgun and a light rucksack.

CalmUntilAbused · Accepted Answer

What's the reason to be concerned about a nuclear attack? At this point, a nuclear exchange is most likely inevitable, so there's no use being anxious about it. Now... If my city does not suffer a direct hit, I will likely be able to take part in the global after-war rebuilding effort, shaping the world to come in my favor to some extent. If my city does suffer a direct hit, it's the sweet relief of death for me. Both options are favorable for me given what the world looks like right now, so there's really no need for me to worry. In fact, the Apocalypse itself would be even more welcome for me. So... Yeah... It's 1/10 in my case, and that's only because 0/10 is not available.

IslaTheWitch · Accepted Answer

not at all... I can't worry about things I have no deciding voice for... it's the shortest way to severe depression and suicidal thoughts

Lliam · Answer

1
If it happens, it happens. But I doubt if it will.
I'm more concerned about the much more likely scenario or the grid going down indefinitely - no electricity, no water, no communications, no fuel, no police or fire protection. I give than one a 7 or 8.

AviatorTom · Answer

TBH, nuclear war is not something I think about. I know it's a possibility, maybe use of localized tactical nukes, but I don't think a global nuclear war will happen,. If it does, there's not much we normal people can do about it.

Since the question asks for a number... I'll give it a TWO (2).

Goahead76 · Answer

Very. I have never seen it like this, I don't think people realize how close to it we're getting. The US just authorized shooting US missiles into Russia, and the Russians have been saying very clearly "you do this, you keep attacking us and we will use every means of retaliation".

Professor Jeffrey Sachs: Why does the west hate Russia?

Hanrej · Answer

I'm 1 on the scale. I was 3 when I heard Joe Biden won the election a couple of years back. "Wow... They gave power of nuclear weapons to an old fart with Alzheimers" was my litteral thought.

Overall I'm very confident nuclear weapons works wonderfully as a deterrent. Nobody want to fire them fearing the inevitable retaliation.

Anonymous · Answer

Zero, but that has a lot to do with my lack of a desire to live.

Anyway, our government doesn't have a pair of balls between any of them, and Putin knows it. Russia could expel its entire nuclear arsenal on us, and there's not a damn thing our government would do about it

DaBiggestBird · Answer

What if a Nuclear War is part of the End Times the Bible warns us about? that doesn’t seem outlandish to me at all

RebelinSteel · Answer

It happens it happens, I’m not worried about it, I would say within next 5 years we have a global war.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Nuclear war between countries: 1 Nuclear terror attack: 3

CaptainSmartass · Answer

I'd say about a 3-4. I'm somewhat concerned, but Putin's threatened to use them before and we're still here, so yeah. Watch this space. Simples...

SotiCoto · Answer

0.  I've been waiting for nuclear war my entire life, but I'm still alive and entirely radiation-free.

Alex-Snow · Answer

Between Putin and the idiot in North Korea it sounds like things are ratcheting up a bit. Let's hope common sense prevails

Anonymous · Answer

Not at all Half the population would die immediately and the rest would suffer radiation poisoning or die where the sun has been blotted out so crops can't grow

es20490446e · Answer

Climate change and cyber-warfare are more imminent threads, according to AI.

AngryCarl · Answer

1 - What's the point in worrying about something you have no control over?

Twalli · Answer

As long as the US has the bigger bombs, it won't happen.

Anonymous · Answer

Currently I am at a 5; if Biden gets reelected it will go up to a 9. Putin has been really patient with our mistake in chief; but I think that he doesn't expect him to get reelected.

Anonymous · Answer

I would say scale level 7

exitseven · Answer

I feel bad for my kids. I may not see grandkids.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

3, a little concerned.

In_Trance · Answer

No concern whatsoever

NathanDavis · Answer

zero

sage2021 · Answer

10 very concerned

Dongie · Answer

9.75

Pterodon · Answer

Zero

Loner111 · Answer

Not at all.

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I would say scale level 7

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