2007-07-09 11:30:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I mean at what point does atmospheric and residual radiation become too high for sustaining human life?
2007-07-09 11:31:13 · update #1
funny sh*t Laissez-Faire Guy! rofl
2007-07-09 12:06:48 · update #2
I think I'll repost this question in the physics section...
2007-07-09 12:30:37 · update #3
The estimation made, when this was being studied deeply, was that it would take about two thousand medium sized nukes to do the job. There are, of course, tens of thousands of nukes, and many of them are larger than medium, so when the 'fun' begins it will all pretty much be over.
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When this number was openly presented, in the seventies, and acknowledged by everyone including the generals, the military conducted a series of war games. They put a bunch of generals at a table, and gave them X number of nukes they could each use, and a counter that showed them when the thresh-hold was being approached. Even though they knew it was a game, the scrambled eggs got so excited by their virtual power, they went ahead and exceeded the thresh-hold every damned time. Indeed, every one of them used every nuke at his disposal.
We want to hope that crap never gets started. Those boys go crazy with power... We are damned lucky it hasn't happened yet.
2007-07-09 11:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-10 09:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At what point, no one knows.. but some experts forecast that the massive amount of soot and dust lifted into the atmosphere would block out much sunlight, causing a prolonged "nuclear winter" with devastating consequences for earthly life.. others claim that the human species would be wholly eliminated, and still other experts doubt these more dire predictions.
No one can really forecast the outcome because its massive effects would be unprecedented and too complex to model with any certainty.. nukes are like pandora's box, once opened, there is no turning back!
2007-07-10 01:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by wildflower 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
None.
Humanity is being exterimated by CHEMTRAILS & Biological weapons & vaccinations.
Bird Flu , Mad Cow Disease , Aids, Ebola , Virilant TB, New Variant CJD , New West Nile Virus, Race Specific Biological Waepons.GM crops.
Have alll originated from the Biologicals weapons manufacturers.
My family never had any anti biotics or vaccinations until the 1950's .Yet my familly has survived the Black Death , TB, Smallpox & all other diseases. Over hundreds of years. My ancestors never needed any hospitals or vaccinations . So why do we need it now? Why so many new diseases ? Simple .
The U.N. has a department of De-Popualtion. I wonder what do they do all day & night working shifts ?
Heres a clue . Ways to De-Populate.
They have published many articles calling for an ideal popualtion of 500 million. That means 6.1 billion have to be eliminated by 2050.
The BBC mentioned very casually the UK male sperm rates are down 75 percent since 1950. Yet never even mentioned why.No enquiry no investigation. The same is true for most european nations & the USA. Why do you think IVF treament is growing so fast? Eugenics. Simple.
2007-07-09 13:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Possibly not all that many, but it is very difficult to calculate. There used to be only atomic or hydrogen weapons, but later, cobalt and other "dirty" bombs evolved. Cobalt radiation fallout has a half-life of around a million years (at a very rough estimate!), so if a few of those were dropped - or exploded - and the winds were in the "wrong" direction, the whole earth would quite soon be totally uninhabited - and uninhabitable!
2007-07-09 11:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by archery_dave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was worked out during the cold war that to take out the UK would require six warheads at 1 Megaton each. Those not taken out by the initial blast would die from fallout. Take the land mass of the planet and divide by mass of uk. Divide by 6 add a few extra warheads for luck and you have your answer
2007-07-09 20:12:58 · answer #6 · answered by one shot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-07-09 11:33:19 · answer #7 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well....between those who want to hasten the rapture and those who want a fast track to 72 virgins in the after life.........you may find out in the not too distant future.
2007-07-09 11:36:15 · answer #8 · answered by ningis n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, we’re on the endangered list now… why push the issue?
2007-07-09 11:37:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the strengh but i'd say a couple hundred would do the job.
2007-07-09 11:34:05 · answer #10 · answered by che 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋