My assumption is that they're hanging it all on this: >"Even if a nuclear exchange is perhaps more survivable than many people think, I think the aftermath wil

My assumption is that they're hanging it all on this: >"Even if a nuclear exchange is perhaps more survivable than many people think, I think the aftermath will be uglier than many people think as well" / "The fundamental wrenching that it would do to our way of life would be profound." While I feel elaborating more would be helpful, it's probably not something that could be reasonably well covered in the scope of the article.