"We can see this through more and more billion-dollar weather events, more spending on disaster response and recovery, more lives disrupted."

This scientist spends his time predicting the end of the world

Eyes Peeled

Disaster preparedness expert Jeffrey Schlegelmilch spends his time predicting megadisasters, but says the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't reached that point.

This Scientist Spends His Time Predicting the End of the World

"The disasters we are seeing are already different than in the past."

Needless to say, COVID-19 is presumably not as bad as an all-out nuclear war.

NY Governor invokes "nuclear war" to describe coronavirus lockdown

Big Yikes

New York governor Andrew Cuomo invoked nuclear war in a discussion of the coronavirus on Thursday morning, during remarks on CNN's New Day:

NY Governor Invokes “Nuclear War” to Describe Coronavirus Lockdown

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Developments

"I'm as afraid of the fear and the panic as I am of the virus."

"They attacked us with a low-yield nuclear [warhead]."

The Pentagon just simulated a nuclear war with Russia

Simulated Strike

The Pentagon performed a training exercise last week in which it simulated a nuclear exchange with Russia, according to National Defense Magazine.

The Pentagon Just Simulated a Nuclear War With Russia

It's common for the military to simulate nuclear conflicts — but not to publicize them.

"A nuclear bomb is like bringing a piece of the sun to the surface of the earth for a fraction of a second."

Here's exactly how screwed you'd be in a nuclear apocalypse

Doomsday Machine

Climatologist Alan Robock from Rutgers University and his team studied what an all-out nuclear war between world nations could look like.

Here’s Exactly How Screwed You’d Be in a Nuclear Apocalypse

Things would be bad inside the blast radius — and everyone else would envy the dead.

PLAN A

No matter how widespread, such a war could result in tens of millions of causalities.

This video shows horrifying devastation of US-Russia nuclear war

Holding the Trigger

A new simulation by researchers at Princeton University paints a terrifying picture of what a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia might look like.

This Video Shows Horrifying Devastation of US-Russia Nuclear War

The simulation shows 90 million immediate casualties — and that's just the beginning.

Get ready for a multi-year nuclear winter.

This is what would happen if the US and Russia nuked each other

Nuclear Winter

If the U.S. and Russian engaged in nuclear war, it would plunge the Earth into a nuclear winter, with tempteratures plummeting and soot blocking the Sun.

This Is What Would Happen if the US and Russia Nuked Each Other

And it's about as bad as you might expect.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and Russia.

Russian media says Kremlin would nuke these U.S. targets first

Scary Situation

A Russian journalist shared a map of Russia's nuclear targets in the United States if the U.S. or its allies decided to strike first.

Russian Media Says Kremlin Would Nuke These U.S. Targets First

"For now, we’re not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant."

Humanity faces not one, but two existential threats.

Doomsday clock is staying at two minutes to midnight this year

Apocalypse Soon

The Doomsday Clock is still set to 11:58, signifying that humanity is no less likely to cause an apocalyptic event than it was last year.

Doomsday Clock Is Staying at Two Minutes to Midnight This Year

A scary "new abnormal" is taking hold.

"They have a responsibility to let customers know if that is happening."

Hackers hijacked a family's smart home, spammed nuclear missile alerts

Terror Home

The Lyons family was the victim of a cruel prank by hackers, who gained access to their smart home and used it to terrorize them.

Hackers Hijacked a Family's Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

The future of online mischief is dark.

Hackers Hijacked a Family’s Smart Home, Spammed Nuclear Missile Alerts

No, Skynet isn't real, and won't be for at least a while.

AI could start a nuclear war. But only if we let AI start a nuclear war

Artificial Intelligence

The AI of today can't approach the complexity of nuclear war in a meaningful way. And right now there's no reason to put algorithms in charge.

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