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Try to imagine the effects a nuclear detonation or dirty bomb in Manhattan. I believe most people are undervaluing the probability and results.
by jrlocke 11y ago
Try to imagine the effects a nuclear detonation or dirty bomb in Manhattan. I believe most people are undervaluing the probability and results.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoTry to compare it with the entire New York area, or the entire United States. It's a minor event. It won't destroy a country. Having one nuke doesn't make you a danger on a geopolitical scale. That said, such attack would obviously be a horrible thing, and reasonable preventive efforts are justified. The key word being reasonable.
- fokinsean 11y ago> It's a minor event What train of thought brings you to considering the destruction of a major city by a nuclear bomb a 'minor' event?
- TeMPOraL 11y agoMinor in comparison to the scale of a country. Especially if you consider that the yield you can expect from anyone who is not Russia or the US will level at most a district of a large western city. In no way I want to imply that such an event would not be absolutely horrible and an act of evil. But considering the actual damage that nukes do is what finally cured me of being scared shitless of nuke-wielding terrorists. And yes, I used to be really scared of that.