The nuclear arsenal increased from 2,422 in 1955 to 18,638 in 1960. It stands now at 4,500. There were simply a lot more weapons available, and population cente

The nuclear arsenal increased from 2,422 in 1955 to 18,638 in 1960. It stands now at 4,500. There were simply a lot more weapons available, and population centers were where warfighting capability was concentrated. Both of those things now are moot. The argument is over whether nuclear war could end Western civilization. While for a short time this might have been true circa 1960, it no longer remains so now. Sure, it'll royally suck. It's on the same scale as WW2. But not the end of the world. I'll point you again to Rotty, whose job it is to know these things. https://www.quora.com/How-many-fatalities-would-there-be-in-the-case-of-a-USA-Russia-full-scale-nuclear-war/answer/Thierry-Etienne-Joseph-Rotty https://www.quora.com/How-many-fatalities-would-there-be-in-...