A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities

A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities

This study determines the nuclear pragmatic limit where the direct physical negative consequences of nuclear weapons use are counter to national interests, by assuming all unknowns are conservatively optimistic. The only effect considered is nuclear winter (“nuclear autumn” in th...

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Main Authors: Joshua M. Pearce, David C. Denkenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Safety
Subjects:
nuclear weapons
nuclear proliferation
nuclear winter
national survival
futures
nuclear safety
atomic bombs
global catastrophic risk
existential risk
nuclear war
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/4/2/25

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http://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/4/2/25

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