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nuclear winter

[noo-klee-er win-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈwɪn tər, ˈnyu- /
NOUN
China syndrome
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In the 1970s, we were warned about a new ice age and in the 1980s of a nuclear winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Go be close to the people we love and wait for the nuclear winter?

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2025

Can nuclear escalation be controlled so that it stops well short of mass destruction and the nuclear winter?

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Robock, who previously showed the world how a nuclear winter could shroud Earth, studies SRM out of a sense of obligation.

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2023

In 1962, most non-scientists knew nothing of the possibility of nuclear winter.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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