What would happen in the event of a nuclear war? Would the whole of earth and everything on it be wiped out??

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Answer 1

well we had one nuclear war already.....just the other side had no reply..one cannot contemplate the destructive force of it happening today.

Answer 2

Nuclear War... If you have ever seen pictures from World War 2, You would soon realize that it is just a small scale of what could happen in the here and now! Considering that us (the world as a whole) as human beings are more on the idea of destroying and making war instead of growing / building and making peace and prosperity there are masterminds ready to take the world apart with many nukes and more than what happened in World War 2. World war 4 has been said that it will be fought with sticks and stones. I think that there won't be much of a chance of a 4th World War if every nation that had nukes fired them off and caused mass caos! On the other hand the United States and the current administration is causing that mass caos and causing nations to hate instead of come to a peace agreement. So in conclusion I think that in my oppinion the whole earth would be wiped out... Don't like my answer? I don't really like it either but we all need to stand back and look and think about it.

Answer 3

Not everything but 1-2 countries can get wiped out a la Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fortunately, most countries in the world today are responsible enough not to escalate tensions so much that everything is destroyed. But, yes any nuclear war can how much ever contained can adversely affect the earth environment and biodiversity and ozone layer and all that. If you're in Europe, be prepared for scorching summers and rising water levels.

Answer 4

There is too much earth for the planet to be completely be destroyed, however there are sufficient nuclear weapons to obliterate the human race and all the animals in the world. The world could remain devoid of life but humans have always shown a persistence to survive in even the worst conditions, however living in a world that had been so destroyed could turn out to be a hell in itself. That is what makes survival seem more like torture in a place world with a very grim future. And I sometimes feel that humans can never change their destinies, it's strange but the calls of war still ecu in the wind and the hauls of revenge and old grudges are still heard among people, the fire in the blood of warriors never burns out and the mind is getting ready for the warrior instincts and the will of survival. The flame in our souls never seems to die out and people who want to fight are multiplying daily.
One might say that war is in our blood and war makes some people better, for example it gives us a more precise image on what horrors are humans capable of. And war is now calling out, a silent yet hear-able notes that gives the anxiety that most people crave. But there is still time, perhaps we will use this time to decide what to do with the little time we have left.

Answer 5

Some life on earth would survive including human life. However, considering the type of life that would exist after a full nuclear war, I think I'd rather not be a survivor.

Answer 6

There could be a Nuclear Winter or a Nuclear Summer
Nuclear Winter

A Nuclear winter is where the a couple of nuclear bombs that go off and it causes cold weather according to reports

Answer 7

There are so many nuclear bunkers around,,unfortunately for most of us,,no chance of getting inside,,but those who are lucky enough to see out a nuclear war,,will start again when climate allows,,I also believe there would be some survivors but these folks would be in poor health,,life did start again in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Answer 8

Nuclear winter..No sunlight would get threw the clouds of **** a nuclear war would make and the earths temperature would drop a lot. That means that if people did survive they would not be able to grow crops and stuff.

Answer 9

Maybe the most enduring effect would be that of radioactive fallout which would make it very difficult if not impossible for significant species to adapt to. You might just be left with roaches on land and worms in the ocean. The goofy science fiction movies of the '50s got this point right while all of the peacenik movies of the 70s and later missed the point entirely when they focused on "nuclear winter".

Answer 10

Watch the movie called "The Morning After" I saw it 20 yrs ago when I was in grade 3 and I still remember the nightmares I had after even now. I think it's an accurate depiction of what it would do to the earth

Answer 11

On the assumption that not every inch of the planet would be bombed it's fair to say that there would be pockets of land which would be relatively unaffected. On that basis, survivors (who could) would probably go there. The skills of the people who eventually gathered as groups would determine how much of the destroyed world could be saved, and how quickly new developments would be completed.