Nuclear War

Escalating great‑power rivalries, the erosion of arms‑control treaties, and the modernization of nuclear arsenals have raised the probability of a large‑scale nuclear exchange. A single miscalculation—whether through cyber‑sabotage, false alarm, or rapid escalation in a regional conflict—could trigger a cascade of launches. The immediate effects—massive blast, firestorms, and radioactive fallout—would devastate major cities and infrastructure, while the resulting nuclear winter would collapse agriculture and global supply chains. Over weeks to months, food scarcity, economic breakdown, and societal panic would lead to a irreversible collapse of complex civilization, effectively ending the world as we know it.