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[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I for one am hoping that we do get a nuclear winter. Great way to balance out global warming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Nuclear winter is more about dimming than cooling.

Or in other words, it wouldn't offset temperatures that much, but would negatively impact plant growth/farming and thereby lead to global food shortages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Psh, tell that to this totally legimate source claiming that nuclear winter and global warming will cancel each other out it.

Source

[–] [email protected] -1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Supposedly a myth. Not even all nukes in the world would cause it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 minute ago

I'm not tempted to test the theory in order to find out. Either way, the sudden collapse in human life would put enormous downward pressure on carbon emissions. Can't burn gas if you don't have anyone left to pull it out of the ground.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 20 hours ago

Kinda scary that the kids from this video are old enough to make good on their pledges, but also that they will probably have to.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is pretty scary. If something huge kicked off, who would USA support? I feel like Trump is just waiting for his opportunity (ie major war/attack) to declare martial law and extend his presidency past 4 years. I really hope I’m wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

I don't think Trump is waiting.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

On the bright side a hot war between two nuclear powers likely means you won’t have to worry about the next four years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hilariously those are the two that would probably be containable.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Unfortunately I think most of us would probably survive at least the a couple of those years, as much as we might wish we died.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I sure hope two nuclear powers don't have a hot war!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

It's getting hotter 🥵🥵🥵

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

First thing first, the Pakistani PM does not have any authority and overwhelming of Pakistanis detest him. Pakistan is being rule exclusively by the military after the imprisonment of the leader who undisputedly won the elections, Mr Khan.

Now this conflict puzzles me. I don´t think Trump could care much about the region so probably not behind it. Israel certainly likes the current military rule in Pakistan so probably will use its resources in Washington to stop it… Israel for sure would not allow Imran Khan to take the Pakistani leadership again.

Now, I am sure US arms industry wants conflict in South Asia to compensate the winding down in Ukraine and the US establishment is excited to drive India more dependent in the US’ weaponry for safety and away from China (that has a stake too in Kashmir.)

One possible theory is that Israel thinks it can provide intel to India about Pakistani nuclear weapons and then for its operatives to get rid of Mr Khan before gets the legitimate power back… but I find it too risky...who knows. I don´t think even the Pakistani nuclear weapons are in working condition with the current Pakistani government that US fully vetted before it took power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

have you considered for a moment, i know it's crazy, that two authoritarian states historically gnashing at the bit to go to war might be doing this of their own volition?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Looks like my theory that WW3 was gonna be a bunch of pocket wars instead of a one side vs the other is coming to fruition.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ukraine/Russia war (Europe). Israeli genocide of Palestine. Hezb/houthi resistance to Israel. Whatever is going on in Syria. (Middle East). Sudanese genocide with similar small resistance pockets. (Africa). Now India and Pakistan (asia).

We are in the early stages of WW3. Loose allyships are already being revealed.

With the widening rift between the US and China, I imagine Taiwan will become a hot issue soon as well.

That's probably the tipping point at which, allyships will start to be formed more concretely as China has been trying to stay out of things for the most part so far.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

We're in the hot stages of WWIII.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Also the civil war in Myanmar that is ongoing. With various degrees of Chinese and Russian involvement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 25 minutes ago

I have family in Thailand with ancestors on Mom's side that came from Burma.

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