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> It's still debatable whether any humans anywhere in the world would survive

Is it?




Long term, yeah. The ensuing nuclear winter would effect the entire planet much more than was thought in the early Cold War [1], which would absolutely affect food production. Add in the fallout, and your long-term forecast looks pretty bad.

[1] - https://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.00246.pdf




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