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What happens in a nuclear war?
Manage episode 484408957 series 2152818
Since the US bombing of Japan in World War II, the world entire has remained terrified of nuclear weapons. Even as scientists and scholars spent decades warning about the existential threat posed by technology that can literally end civilization, countries across the planet raced -- and race still -- to gain this capability for themselves. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt ask: What actually happens in a large-scale nuclear war? (Spoiler, tune in for our upcoming episode: "What can I do to survive a nuclear war?"
They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1836 episodes
Manage episode 484408957 series 2152818
Since the US bombing of Japan in World War II, the world entire has remained terrified of nuclear weapons. Even as scientists and scholars spent decades warning about the existential threat posed by technology that can literally end civilization, countries across the planet raced -- and race still -- to gain this capability for themselves. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt ask: What actually happens in a large-scale nuclear war? (Spoiler, tune in for our upcoming episode: "What can I do to survive a nuclear war?"
They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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