nuclear winter

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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

What effect does the nuclear winter hypothesis have on nuclear deterrence and our readiness to rely on nuclear weapons as a key element of defence?

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Consideration of the impact of nuclear winter or searching for possible Earth-impacting asteroids would not have occurred if we were ignorant of past biological catastrophes.

From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 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

The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer