Which Will Likely Happen First: Nuclear War or Global Climate Collapse?

[MrWowWow]

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Nuclear War Risk

The world has about 12,000 nuclear warheads, with the U.S. and Russia holding over 90%.

Rising tensions among the U.S., China, Russia, and regional nuclear states (India–Pakistan, North Korea) mean the risk of escalation is higher now than at almost any point since the Cold War.

Nuclear use could be deliberate or accidental: early-warning errors, cyber interference, or misinterpreted military moves could trigger it suddenly, with little warning.
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"There will be no veterans of World War III."

-Walter F. Mondale

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

-Albert Einstein
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Climate Collapse Risk

Climate-driven disruption is slower, cumulative, and already visible — extreme heat, polar ice loss, sea-level rise, destabilized agriculture.

Most climate scientists warn of irreversible tipping points later this century if emissions continue, but it’s not instantaneous like a nuclear exchange.

Some argue the stresses of climate breakdown (mass migration, food insecurity, collapsed states) could themselves increase the chance of conflict, including nuclear confrontation.
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The Comparison

Nuclear war = acute, catastrophic, could unfold in hours.

Global Climate collapse = chronic, devastating, unfolds over decades, but not literally overnight.

So in sequence: the World could face nuclear catastrophe first — and if it avoids that, the worsening climate trajectory remains.

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