If nuclear war is inevitable does that mean it is unavoidable. How many billions will die and how many species of birds and mammals will go extinct?

[Anonymous]

Nuclear War Would Cause a Global Famine and Kill Billions, Rutgers-Led Study Finds

More than 5 billion people would die of hunger following a full-scale nuclear war between the U. S. and Russia, according to a global study led by Rutgers climate scientists that estimates post-conflict crop production.

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I did not intend to be anonymous when I asked this question.

[Twalli]

If it's inevitable, it's unavoidable. That's one of the reasons for The Great War. The great powers knew war was coming. They didn't know when or what sides everyone would take, but it would happen. Probably over the territories of the failing Ottoman Empire and later Hapsburg Empire, but when and who would take what was not known. Germany knew that at their current strength they could probably win against Russia and France. Later, when those two empires fell, the result was less certain. They'd lose if Russia finished its rail lines. So, they decided that war was probably better then, rather than later. If Franz Joseph hadn't dithered after his heir Franz Ferdinan was assassinated, Serbia would have been reabsorbed and strengthened Germany's ally.

[princeofromance]

Nuclear War will wipe out everything.

[Asker]

Cockroaches and humans will survive. The population of humans may drop from 8 billion to 80,000, a 100,000 to 1 ratio, but 80,000 is 4 times the number needed to repopulate the earth with humans as proven by the Toba eruption 74,000 years ago that reduced the number of humans to only 20,000.

[msc545]

That may or may not be true. Do you really want to bet on an uncertain "fact" like that?

[lightbulb27]

I think at least a minor even is probable and hundreds of millions would die immediate or in time. I suspect humanity has devolved enough to make it possible.

birds in the vacinity would be gone... theyd migrate back. any birds near chernobyl?

[Anonymous]

Seems like American won't be around to know the dif

[Asker]

Excluding Israel, the USA is the most warlike country in the world. Therefore, the USA may initiate a war against a major country such as Russia or China and cease to exist.

[Opinion Owner]

Yes.
It would be a poor choice. This current "leader" is full of them, too.

[AnonAndrew]

Something that is inevitable is indeed unavoidable.

I don't agree that nuclear war is inevitable/unavoidable.

[Dargil]

Nuclear war means MAD. Nobody wants it. Putin could have used Tactical Nukes, but he deferred hoping Trump was elected. Trump will head it off with Russia but China is a question.

[Anonymous]

Nuclear weapons are old-fashioned. China will come out with the new bio weapon and the Democrats will support it 100%.

[exitseven]

I think that the probability of a nuclear holocaust is more likely if Iran or North Korea are allowed to have nuclear missiles.

[msc545]

You cannot prevent them from having nuclear weapons. The only reason they are developing them is that is the only certain way to keep the US from invading their countries. They have a right to protect themselves.

[Asker]

@msc545 Very true.

[RavVid]

Well the dogs and cats around Chernobyl are doing OK. Some genetic changes were found recently but all good.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Two-thirds of Humanity, and the living would envy the dead.

[In_Trance]

It's not going to happen
People have been talking about this shit for years. If someone really had the power and resources to do it then why haven't they?
Because they don't.
This is scare tactics used by mass media which clearly works well.
I can't imagine living a life in fear of a nuclear war.
Fkn garbage

[Asker]

It is foolishness to look back several decades and claim that determines what happens over thousands of years. According to your illogical statements, there never have been wars because there are always decades and often much longer between major wars.

[In_Trance]

To be clear I never said wars never happened I said nuclear war is never happened. Don't twist this into something that it's not. Your question specifically mentions nuclear war. There has never been one and again there never will be.

The best predictor of the future is the past.
Screenshot this and message me when Nuclear war breaks out.

I'll wait...

[Asker]

It has already happened with the nuclear war against Japan and in the next major war, it will happen again because always, without exception, in major wars countries use the weapons and technology available.

[In_Trance]

If you shut off your television how would you even know?

[DrPepper12]

It's not inevitable. Skynet said so!

[dustybiker2]

Haha