Peter Kuznick
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Lemnitzer gave it, and one of the people there said, I think it was Roswell Gilpatrick, says he gave it as if he was talking to kindergartners, and Kennedy was so disgusted with it and his thinking behind the idea that we were going to have a preemptive surprise nuclear strike, unprovoked, against the Soviet Union. But there are military people who were thinking that way, as there are today.
I mean, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists had an article on August 20th. There were two interesting articles. Sanger had one in the New York Times that day saying that the United States is preparing to fight a three-front nuclear war against Russia, China, and North Korea and win that.
I mean, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists had an article on August 20th. There were two interesting articles. Sanger had one in the New York Times that day saying that the United States is preparing to fight a three-front nuclear war against Russia, China, and North Korea and win that.
I mean, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists had an article on August 20th. There were two interesting articles. Sanger had one in the New York Times that day saying that the United States is preparing to fight a three-front nuclear war against Russia, China, and North Korea and win that.
And the same day, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists came out with an article saying that there are still planners in the Pentagon who believe that we can win a nuclear war. and should plan for that, what would that mean to win a nuclear war? It's insanity. It doesn't mean anything. Well, that's why you should read this book.
And the same day, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists came out with an article saying that there are still planners in the Pentagon who believe that we can win a nuclear war. and should plan for that, what would that mean to win a nuclear war? It's insanity. It doesn't mean anything. Well, that's why you should read this book.
And the same day, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists came out with an article saying that there are still planners in the Pentagon who believe that we can win a nuclear war. and should plan for that, what would that mean to win a nuclear war? It's insanity. It doesn't mean anything. Well, that's why you should read this book.
They're gone. The Pentagon has been trying to war game limited nuclear war for decades, and it never ends up at a limited nuclear war. I mean, at what point does it stop? It always keeps going till everything's gone.
They're gone. The Pentagon has been trying to war game limited nuclear war for decades, and it never ends up at a limited nuclear war. I mean, at what point does it stop? It always keeps going till everything's gone.
They're gone. The Pentagon has been trying to war game limited nuclear war for decades, and it never ends up at a limited nuclear war. I mean, at what point does it stop? It always keeps going till everything's gone.
Well, Sagan came up with the idea in the early 80s. Early 80s. But if anything, and then he got attacked by the Wall Street Journal and others for bad science, which is bullshit. But the latest scientific findings are that Sagan and company actually downplayed the effects of nuclear winter.
Well, Sagan came up with the idea in the early 80s. Early 80s. But if anything, and then he got attacked by the Wall Street Journal and others for bad science, which is bullshit. But the latest scientific findings are that Sagan and company actually downplayed the effects of nuclear winter.
Well, Sagan came up with the idea in the early 80s. Early 80s. But if anything, and then he got attacked by the Wall Street Journal and others for bad science, which is bullshit. But the latest scientific findings are that Sagan and company actually downplayed the effects of nuclear winter.
Nuclear winter, for example, now, the latest studies show that a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan, in which 100 Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons would be used, would push... 5 million tons of smoke, soot, and debris into the atmosphere. It would encircle the stratosphere within two weeks, block the sun's rays from getting to the Earth.
Nuclear winter, for example, now, the latest studies show that a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan, in which 100 Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons would be used, would push... 5 million tons of smoke, soot, and debris into the atmosphere. It would encircle the stratosphere within two weeks, block the sun's rays from getting to the Earth.
Nuclear winter, for example, now, the latest studies show that a limited nuclear war between India and Pakistan, in which 100 Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons would be used, would push... 5 million tons of smoke, soot, and debris into the atmosphere. It would encircle the stratosphere within two weeks, block the sun's rays from getting to the Earth.
Temperatures would plummet to freezing on the Earth. Much of the agriculture would be destroyed. And a limited nuclear warp of 100 Hiroshima-sized weapons could kill up to 2 billion people. Two billion. If there was a, we don't have 100, we've got 12,000. And they're not Hiroshima size. Many of them are seven to 70 times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.
Temperatures would plummet to freezing on the Earth. Much of the agriculture would be destroyed. And a limited nuclear warp of 100 Hiroshima-sized weapons could kill up to 2 billion people. Two billion. If there was a, we don't have 100, we've got 12,000. And they're not Hiroshima size. Many of them are seven to 70 times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.
Temperatures would plummet to freezing on the Earth. Much of the agriculture would be destroyed. And a limited nuclear warp of 100 Hiroshima-sized weapons could kill up to 2 billion people. Two billion. If there was a, we don't have 100, we've got 12,000. And they're not Hiroshima size. Many of them are seven to 70 times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.
And so if there was a large scale use, it would, the cities would burn and would send up so much soot that would block the sun's rays for years. And we might not survive as a species. The likelihood is that all large life forms would probably die off. Some people might be able to get under the ground, you know, would have a mine shaft capped like a Strangelove.