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We have an even-increasing supply of dangerous nuclear weapons on this planet, and no short supply of individuals who may want to use them. I can envision a lo
by jly 10y ago
We have an even-increasing supply of dangerous nuclear weapons on this planet, and no short supply of individuals who may want to use them. I can envision a lot of scenarios from that which could lead to societal breakdown.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe number of nuclear weapons peaked ~30 years ago and has declined precipitously since then: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_and_USSR_nuclear_stockpiles.svg#/media/File:US_and_USSR_nuclear_stockpiles.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_and_USSR_nuclear_... (that other countries now have warheads doesn't make up much of the difference: http://www.icanw.org/the-facts/nuclear-arsenals/ http://www.icanw.org/the-facts/nuclear-arsenals/ )