nuclear war

[Sekwo]

(14 July 2023, 09:23)Skean Dhude Wrote: Sekwo, Welcome to the site.

I wouldn't say there is a zero chance of Russia starting one but I believe it is small. More chance of the US starting it imo.

Russia has thousands of nukes. It will take 5 to wipe out the UK.

Even five of the biggest nukes ever conceived (100mt) would not wipe out the UK. Nukes have a relatively small "total kill" zone which is big enough to wipe out many cities. But Russia is not going to target cities. Instead it will target strategic military assets, reducing the West's ability to fire back. Most of those are well away from cities, so they are not in "total kill" zone.

Fallout also affects a massive area, but it's a concentrated zone downwind of the blast (downwind at the height of the Mushroom cloud, not ground level). If you are in the middle of one of those fallout zones, you're dead unless you get into a very good nuclear bunker with at least 1m of earth around it. But again, the area affected is relatively small. Vast numbers of people in the UK, want see any impact ... except the total cessation of normal life.