TED 2008.5 Irwin Redlener
February 28, 2008 by Chris | permalink
are we at risk of a nuclear attack? perhaps more important, can we permanently eliminate the threat of nuclear attack? by 1985 the world had 65,000 nuclear warheads. 95% of these were in the US and Russia. after 1985 numbers of warheads were reduced. so essentially, there are two chapters of the nuclear threat. chapter one was 1949 - 1991 when there was an arms race between the US and Russia. the second chapter has been manifested ever since the break up of soviet union. the challenge is that we no longer have one enemy, but is really about terrorism. today, there is a real threat of nuclear explosion. response planing is essential. in order to survive after such a blast, you have to get away. distance and time.
this was scary.
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