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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

From a kitchen sink drama focused around a young couple in Sheffield, the film showed society breaking down as nuclear winter sets in.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025

In the height of the cold war, we were focused on nuclear winter.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023

Although, for the sake of all life, we should probably aspire to avoid killing ourselves with nuclear winter and global warming — lest we leave behind a planet of microscopic, hydrogen-munching bacteria.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 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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