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Prominent atmospheric researchers have released findings cautioning that even a minor nuclear confrontation could lead to a nuclear winter capable of affecting all states in the United States within a matter of weeks. In an article for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, they assert that the US Department of Defense has not communicated the potential outcomes of nuclear conflict since 1978, resulting in a significant lack of public awareness amidst rising geopolitical tensions. Their study shows that even a limited deployment of nuclear arms could release vast quantities of soot into the atmosphere, significantly blocking sunlight, causing a drop in global temperatures, and jeopardizing agricultural yields for an extended period.
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00:00Leading scientists are sounding an alarm that many Americans may never have heard.
00:05Atmospheric scientists Brian Toon and Alan Robach,
00:08writing in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,
00:11warn that even a limited nuclear exchange,
00:14not a full-scale global war,
00:16could trigger a nuclear winter
00:17severe enough to affect every U.S. state within weeks.
00:21The science is based on soot from nuclear firestorms rising into the upper atmosphere,
00:26where it could block sunlight.
00:28Cool global temperatures
00:30and sharply reduce crop production.
00:33Researchers warn that widespread agricultural disruption
00:36could lead to severe food shortages.
00:39The scientists also note that the U.S. Department of Defense
00:42has not publicly released a comprehensive assessment
00:46of nuclear war's domestic consequences since 1978,
00:50as nuclear-armed nations continue to face geopolitical tensions.
00:54The authors argue that understanding these potential humanitarian
00:58and environmental impacts remains critically important.
01:01the critics are saying that the U.S. Department of Defense
01:02couldn't do nothing BUT if it weren't in an officer
01:02The mysterious institutes have been devoted to behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense,
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