Will human race survive after a nuclear war?

[visser300]

Well, whay do you think if there is a nuclear war tomorrow? Would human race survive? Would capitalism survive? Would we have a new world power ( ie. China becomes the leader of the world)? Would we go back to stone age?

[ninman]

Well, whay do you think if there is a nuclear war tomorrow? Would human race survive? Would capitalism survive? Would we have a new world power ( ie. China becomes the leader of the world)? Would we go back to stone age?

Depends how bad it is. I think some Humans would survive, but the world would never be the same again. I would imagine something like Fallout 3.

[NotYetRegistered]

new zealand would become the sole remaining country in the world

[mic1402]

new zealand would become the sole remaining country in the world

yay i live. OT: it really depends on the circumstances.

[SPECTREtm]

Sure it will, but civilization as we know ti may not, and I seriously doubt China would become a new world power afterwards given the vast amount of nuclear fallout they will have.

[Dr Zoidberg]

yay i live. OT:

Traitor! Where is your love for the motherland?!

Back of topic, I think humanity would survive, and I think that it would still be a very similar world to today.

I guess it really depends on how extensive the nuclear engagement is. Are we talking an initial nuclear exchange to disable your opponents' military capability, or are we talking a full blow counter-value engagement where population cities are targeted?

[Manco]

Depends how bad it is. I think some Humans would survive, but the world would never be the same again. I would imagine something like Fallout 3.

It wouldn't be anything like Fallout 3 since FO3 is Science!, not science.


As for the OP: depends on the magnitude of the nuclear war.
But in all likelihood pockets of people will remain. I'm not a nuclear physicist but I'd reckon mountainous areas would be shielded from alot of radiation and the blasts. Most Pacific Islands won't be touched either.
Both will suffer from Nuclear Winter though.

[visser300]

It wouldn't be anything like Fallout 3 since FO3 is Science!, not science.


As for the OP: depends on the magnitude of the nuclear war.
But in all likelihood pockets of people will remain. I'm not a nuclear physicist but I'd reckon mountainous areas would be shielded from alot of radiation and the blasts. Most Pacific Islands won't be touched either.
Both will suffer from Nuclear Winter though.

I doubt it.

Just consider the fact that the nuclear cloud of Fukushima plant could speard thousand of miles. In the past, the Chenobyl incident did speard a nuclear cloud to London. With a massive nuclear war, I think that no one could escape its consequence. It is a large possibility that we would have handful of people who could survive. However, the effect would make women could not give birth and it would lead to doomday, for example.

[SPECTREtm]

Cool. How many londoners died from that cloud?

[Menelik_I]

@ OP:

Most of Sub-sahara Africa will survive, South America Rio Grande region and the Pacific Island, specially New Zealand.

Even if the nukes created massive clouds, these will probably make landfall due to rain and snow. Even if the watered down cloud made it to one of these places, suriving could be easy by simply hiding in a basement.

[Manco]

I doubt it.

Just consider the fact that the nuclear cloud of Fukushima plant could speard thousand of miles. In the past, the Chenobyl incident did speard a nuclear cloud to London. With a massive nuclear war, I think that no one could escape its consequence. It is a large possibility that we would have handful of people who could survive. However, the effect would make women could not give birth and it would lead to doomday, for example.

You've seen too much films.

[Ludicus]

According to Einstein,"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones"

[Jaketh]

the people at Norad would be chilling at their mountain fortress

[SPECTREtm]

Right until it takes a direct hit...

[Hakkapeliitta]

Civilisation would collapse, humanity would survive just fine and rebuild. All things that have the word 'nuclear' are just crazily obsessed over by some people, if only people were just as afraid of regular guns and bombs.

[NotYetRegistered]

According to Einstein,"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones"

so.. if we're back on the level of fighting world wide, why would we still fight with sticks and stones?

[Menelik_I]

so.. if we're back on the level of fighting world wide, why would we still fight with sticks and stones?

Makes you wonder whether Einstein didn't scammed us ...

There is a chance that at least 1 Billion humans will survive even the most genocidal nuclear conflict and a sufficient level of at least regional society, provided nobody remember to nuke New Zealand.

[Semper]

so.. if we're back on the level of fighting world wide, why would we still fight with sticks and stones?

the point he makes is that sometime we will kill each other so hard much of the technology will be lost and therefor we go back to the stone age

I think we might survive but doubt how long due to radiation and maybe Fallout New Vegas situation

[Exarch]

yes
and if you're lucky, there may even be mutants

[Menelik_I]

the point he makes is that sometime we will kill each other so hard much of the technology will be lost and therefor we go back to the stone age

I think we might survive but doubt how long due to radiation and maybe Fallout New Vegas situation

The Radiation don't stay forever in the air, the nuclear contaminated dust will be sent to ground with rains and other precipitations. Unless direct hit or promity to it, you will probably have moderated levels of radiations.

Vast swaps of land will stay unafected and there humanity can continue.