How would a nuclear war between Russia and the US affect you personally?

What would happen if a nuclear war were to be sparked between Russia and the United States today? Who would survive?
In our most scientifically realistic simulation to date, we show what a nuclear war between Russia and the United States might look like today. It is based on detailed modeling of nuclear targets, missile trajectories, and the effects of blasts, EMPs, and smoke on the climate and food resources.
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Here are the resources used in the video. These papers and data sources present the most cutting-edge science we have on nuclear war and its effects:
Nuclear arsenal data:
Hans Kristensen (Federation of American Scientists); The video shows 3,641 of 11,133 US and Russian warheads used, and none from the UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, China, Israel or North Korea.
Nuclear target model:
Prof. Sharon Weiner (American University) & Dr. Moritz Kütt (IFSH Hamburg)
Ballistic missile trajectories calculations:
Prof. Anthony Aguirre (UCSC) & Prof. Tegmark (MIT); In reality, MIRVs of course separate only long after launch.
Electromagnetic pulse modeling:
U.S. Army unclassified report AD-A178230 (1994)
Blast modeling:
Prof. Alex Wellerstein, Stevens Inst. of Technology, https:/www.nukemap.org
Samuel Glasstone and Philip J. Dolan: "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons", published by U.S. Dept. of Defense & Dept. of Energy; Although the video mainly shows ground bursts to simplify visualization, most urban strikes are likely to instead be airbursts to destroy a greater area.
Atmospheric modeling of global smoke spread and lofting:
Dr. Charles G. Bardeen (National Center for Atmospheric Research) assuming 150 megatons of black carbon smoke
Smoke modeling methodology:
Joshua Coupe, Charles G. Bardeen, Alan Robock & Owen B. Toon 2019, J. of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 8522-8543
Owen B. Toon, Charles G. Bardeen, Alan Robock, Lili Zia, Hans Kristensen, Matthew McKinzie, R. Peterson, Cheryl S. Harrison, Nicole.Lovenduski & Richard P. Turco 2019, Science Advances 5: eaay5478
Nuclear winter temperature modeling:.
Alan Robock, Luke Oman & Georgiy L. Stenchikov 2007, J. Of Geophysical Research 112, D13107
Famine modeling:
Lili Xia, Alan Robock, Kim Scherrer, Cheryl Harrison, Benjamin Bodirsky, Isabelle Reindl, Jonas Jägermeyr, Charles Bardeen, Owen B. Toon & Ryan Heneghan 2022, Nature Food, 3, 586-596. www.nature.com/articles/s4301...

[@AshtonGleckman]

*"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind"-* John F. Kennedy

[@commandlion8667]

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato

[@BillHawkins0318]

John F Kennedy was the only president to lock horns with the multinational conglomerate we call the military industrial complex. We see what happened. Dwight D Eisenhower also warned us in his farewell address to the nation as president. Eisenhower and Kennedy took many walks together pondering such issues.

[@sdwone]

I'll admit...Covid really screwed me up a bit! As lockdowns were easing, tensions that were built up over many months, culminated in my last break-up. But my career was still going strong, as I had just started what I thought would be an exciting job, as a senior software engineer for a popular online charity organisation. Anyway, news then hit me that Russia invaded Ukraine and films I had watched as a kid, about the aftermath of a Nuclear War, such as The Day After and Threads, started to invade my dreams.... I quickly lost interest in my new job... Pretty much lost interest in a LOT of things, particularly since I was single again, and I guess something finally snapped! Covid... America and Russia engaged in a proxy war... Interest rates, inflation and our failing global economy... Our failing politics and political corruption... This insane trans agenda... Oh and, we've just been informed, here in the UK, that last month was the hottest June on record... So yeah, global warming... Just to name a small handful of current concerns! But the one that really freaks me out is this ongoing conflict. So much so, that I quit my job and have been living of my savings for the past year now... Playing video games, getting high... And just trying to make sense of this insane world that we're living in! Oh I will get back on that horse eventually! I worked too damn hard to give up now! So I'm treating this as a much needed career break! But I do wonder, what exactly are we even fighting for these days? Because the way I see it, our future is very much in jeopardy... For a whole plethora of reasons! Anyway... Good Luck to Us ALL!

[@MS-pz7hr]

If the USA and NATO make the same mistake again and again can't avoid a nuclear catastrophic and end of civilization

[@justmyownpersonalopinion]

It is needed for the advancement of humanity

[@stevenjones6780]

It's not war, it's absolute annihilation.

[@LuisRivera-jk1vo]

This is The end of the world of men oh Shit!

[@theinquisitor7191]

Not before humanity develops the first Cyber User Nuclear Warhead. The command block of Minecraft is key to destroying the entire Internet of gaming contents. Lol.

[@Blank55600]

It's a hard reset of Earth. Except fixing in just ten minutes, it'd take a thousand years before life can begin again

[@CjrRbt]

The structures of Governments are like those of corporations. It offers services to customers (aka. people), in exchange for money (aka. taxes). So, the employees of the corrupt corporation called government don't work for people, only for themselves in the pursue of bigger and bigger profit at the expense of people well-being. They don't serve people, they see people as competitors/sources of income. We the people, are sovereign beings, if a corporation wants to sell us war, we have the right to refuse it. Don't take any injection governments/media promote, don't go to fight in a war for these corrupts governments corporation, nor go and defend them. People are manipulated to hate and kill each other. We need to wake up!

[@22ergie]

@@LuisRivera-jk1vo We are sick of then anyway...🤣😂

[@richard3015]

“The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.” - Carl Sagan

[@ralphheinze]

luckily the gas won't ignite, A full tank of gas won't explode but a tank full of fumes will.

[@mikeward3144]

Lol phew! I thought standing in a tub full of gas and putting a flame to it was dangerous , thanks for clearing that up for us! Lol 😂 @@ralphheinze

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

@@ralphheinze If they’re waist deep then clearly it’s not full.

[@davidowusu9746]

The fact that these weapons even exist says a lot about humanity.

[@JerrySpann-fn4kw]

No, it says a lot about our piece of garbage government.

[@MR..181]

And to think havimg a criminal hoa intent on stealing the roof over my head and ground under my foot using lawyers and "votes" to take the already spent money for debtors without spending a dime after the supreme court ruled their collection methods illegal last month worries me less..

[@AFAskygoddess]

​@JerrySpann-fn4kw , thank you. I was about to make the same comment. I get so tired of people using words like "we" when they discuss the ills of society. I'm not doing it. I have fought to spread the truth about the manipulation and slow annihilation of our way of life. I have been ridiculed and ostracized for speaking out for fifty years. I saw the writing on the wall when I was young.

[@joshuabautch8936]

IRONICALLY its the fact that such weapons exist and STILL exist that This has been the LONGEST Period of Relative World Peace in Human History

[@rachelmruizmsw3346]

Thank you! Your absolutely right!

[@anonydun82fgoog35]

Scary thing is how this scenario has moved from "never going to happen, no one would be that crazy" to "maybe next week" in the past few years.

[@Azuria969]

Lets do this lol😂

[@DMTEntity88]

Shit I might happen soon with this Russia Ukraine situation I think we need to protest of government from sending billions of more fucking money to this country to feel this potential Third World war. It’s evil man, Biden is a puppet controlled by the evil masters, who supported his campaign. It’s very bad you need to wake up.

[@yalnevatekofreedom5096]

I don't see how you figure that out considering the final war has nothing to do with USA or Russia, it's Iran attacking Izrael! Armageddon is Maggedo a small village north Izrael!

[@haileybardfield7915]

@@yalnevatekofreedom5096 Russia is already calling it WW3 and they're prepared to attack us after we assisted Ukraine with a recent missile towards Russia

[@supralex1]

Hope the Biden family Ukraine grift is worth it.

[@VoxBox2000]

I shared this video and now my friends WILL NOT start a nuclear war!

[@jmag579]

Glad they changed their minds 😆

[@DannySuls]

Phew.

[@ceezbm4725]

So glad😮‍💨

[@SewingMink160]

Only 7.87 billion more to go!

[@VaghoPianist]

on xbox😀

[@cuznj25.8]

“I know not what weapons will be used in WW3, but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones” Albert Einstein

[@NoBody-el1pf]

Na probably metal rod

[@yvindaarsnes8221]

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[@Fhrd057]

Prophet Mohammed said that the human will use sword and arrows after armagedon

[@Pccpy]

We would be lucky if there are any human left.

[@Polar-pencil]

@@Fhrd057 Thats scary AF

[@Boilermaker555]

The hostile aliens are probably laughing at us, saying, "those idiots will destroy themselves".

[@ESMART-Electronics]

That would be why they've hidden themselves or are not readily seen by the public. They have no need to be, they have no need to be an enemy of ours, we will destroy ourselves without their intervention

[@NoBody-el1pf]

Why would they they might be said because their resources got destroyed

[@donaldpickett9494]

No m8 one idiot

[@ktonaset-totsaset]

Верно с одним но...они и сделали для этого всё

[@welcomeparadise4433]

“It has no winners, merely losers” this hit hard for humanity

[@edwinvargas7969]

Not as hard as a nuclear bomb

[@CjrRbt]

Governments are just a corporation in which people are shareholders, and unfortunately it is a deeply corrupt corporation that does not serve the people but serves itself. Governments are not the home of the people, is nothing to defend there !!! But they are, in fact, the enemy of the people, they are the ones who consider themselves above anything and all, above the people, they are the masters of slaves, that is, those who control people by various means. When people comprehend this, they will no longer give their power into the hands of others, who are naturally kind of psychopathic, that is, hungry for control / power!

[@RDeckardN6]

@@nicholasbatty8923 In case of total nuclear war, just nobody...

[@eddieaie7]

​@@RDeckardN6I think those government officials and other important people possibly safe inside their bunkers..other than that much more likely not

[@RDeckardN6]

@@eddieaie7 But how long will they resist in the bunkers ?? Earth surface will be full of radiation for ages...

[@J_GoTTi]

Please god, never let anything like this come to pass.

[@JJEAM_]

Sadly it’s coming it’s prophesied in the Bible and the Bible don’t lie prophecies are already taking place and most prophecies happen in the pass

[@Azuria969]

​@@JJEAM_lol the bible was written by humans, it was wrong many times also rewritten and translated too... the bible is completely irrelevant

[@poopymcfartass1640]

funny how the bible didnt say anything about evolution or dinosaurs... jussayin'!@@JJEAM_

[@ajforms4818]

You know that you are praying an anti-God prayer right? You should pray: Our Father who is in Heaven; Thy will be done on Earth as it in Heaven.

[@biasa4830]

@@JJEAM_ It's been p[rophesized in the Quran and Hadith as well. Now we've got confluence that it will happen. Sad.

[@tonymarsh8436]

A few comments about affects in the Southern hemisphere would have been a good idea.

[@edcarlosgamer]

we gonna be fine

[@user-ty1up1wc8i]

With the current state of globalization and interdependence, neither of us is safe. We won't be safe in the global south neither.

[@neoberi2611]

Don't worry, rugby will still survive in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

[@proxywar99]

you;ll be fine haha

[@sashap5747]

No, you won't be fine, as other commentators stated. In about 100 days the smoke will be all over. A few years of proper winter guaranteed to fauna and flora used to high temperatures:(

[@user-fy6ck9di1f]

Thank future Life instute for sharing this idealism

[@ellenrichardson7819]

I grew up in the late 40s and 50s. During the period of Cold War up to an including 1962 missile crisis in Cuba I was never really worried that they would be a nuclear war. I had more faith in the leaders of America and the Soviet Union who knew what suffering was in a war I'm sad to say that I am worried about nuclear war today as I have no faith in the people running my country

[@Showmust.Goonov]

And I grew up in a country, to the borders of which the enemy is getting closer and closer every year. We have weapons, but soon there will be no room for swing and strike. I'm afraid the decision will have to be made in the coming years, if not months. Although the enemy sweetly whispers that he is not approaching us, but our neighbors, and in general, he just came to drink coffee, but with a weapon in his hands.

[@mikhailkan2726]

​@@Showmust.Goonovwell, then start the war by ourselves? strange logic...

[@greetinx11]

@@Showmust.Goonov What enemy is getting closer and closer to you?

[@GOREC2000]

@@greetinx11 NATO

[@Showmust.Goonov]

​​@@mikhailkan2726nd what, it's better to wait until you are strangled in a dream?

[@ricknoah9184]

I'm 75. Seen about every doc and read every print article about nuclear war, since the 60's. I'm also a veteran of the "duck and cover" scenario in school. We were freaking terrified. Then there was watching our parents being scared... watching Khrushchev go nuts at the UN. We were in Germany at that time and were getting prepped to evacuate back to the USA. My sister and I were a complete mess. We weren't even excited about missing school. And all that stress, to this day, has an impact on me emotionally. We *really* have to keep crazy people out of the White House and military. The responsibility involves every living creature on earth.

[@thisoldboat7393]

Very well said. Too bad we failed.

[@billboggs6641]

No lie. I was 12 during the Cuban Missle Crisis. Brought home a note for my parents . " In the event of a nuclear attack there will be an early dismissal " School board treated it like a Snow Day

[@randygreen007]

My belief is that it’s inevitable, just a matter of time. Maybe you have more faith in humanity than I do?

[@maxrockatanskytheroadwarrior]

@@randygreen007 I have no faith in humanity, I only have faith in God

[@randygreen007]

@@maxrockatanskytheroadwarrior Amen and that’s the reason I say this scenario is inevitable. God put us here as a test to see how or if we can learn to get along. Since everyday it seems we are proving to God that we can’t I think the future looks dim. This situation is closer than most realize.

[@Jonjonbighettty-ub3rc]

awesome bro

[@Hussking84]

I just watched this clip and thought how fking stupid we can get to build a weapon and use it against each other while we all know the consequences that we all are going to die and destroying our habitat It just don’t make sense

[@swaminathanbalakrishnan1399]

This is one of those things that seem to be from a horror movie, but are made spine-chilling by the fact that it is all 100% true.

[@user-ws4vt7zu5o]

Book of Eli comes to mind

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

@@user-ws4vt7zu5o Damn, I forgot about that movie. Have you ever seen "The Road"? That shit is DARK

[@user-unknowned]

@@user-ws4vt7zu5o =/

[@LittlePenguinHouse]

Apparently it's very likely that this will happen. One way or the other.

[@nxmx6ix]

​@@LittlePenguinHouseThe way things are going, unfortunately yes. The real question is: Is it going to happen sooner rather than later?

[@JulioReguero]

It's literally a lose-lose situation. Nobody wins.

[@okayvision3413]

and human species will be lost.

[@realnapster1522]

That’s why NATO warmongering must stop! This video should be shown in every major movie theater in the west and Russia/ China.

[@Sam-sv4yy]

@@realnapster1522 stop lying ivan, ruSSia and abdools must stop its terrorism

[@Joe-no7gs]

​@@realnapster1522who invaded who? So ridiculous

[@GloriousCause]

#MuhammadQasimDreams talk about a time of prosperity, justice, and peace for Pakistan and the Muslim ummah. This time will come, but before this many events will occur that will dictate the end of humanity. Muhammad Qasim is Imam Al-Mahdi. #MuhammadQasimImamMahdi

[@johncoffman1841]

one thing he missed is that a couple years ago a group of scientists estimated that dust would also hang in the upper atmosphere and the lasck of sunlight will kill most plantlife and with no roots to hold the soil it will wash iaway in continuous rain. And how about radioactive dust when it settles? Will the lucky survivors be ready for leukemia two years down the track?

[@Flugel22779]

USA VS Russia Winner: Nobody Losser: Humanity

[@Alexxxxander]

Ordinary people have no problems with each other. Every normal and reasonable person doesn’t want what is shown in the video, it’s just madness. We all need peace and good relations between our countries. For the benefit of all humanity. Best regards from Russia. Peace.

[@S1lverscorp1on]

But how do we just get it through the heads of those in power? Why is it even a threat? Slaughter every one on the planet. Civilians in Russia dont want it, us in the US, we dont want it. Why is it one guy makes a threat and now the world has to worry about our lives and our families? How do we get Putin off the trigger? Is this little speck of land in Ukraine really that essential?

[@Erik-Vadee-Veechee]

And then we have Putin. Sending meat waves after meat waves into Ukraine. To think that he gives a dam about humanity is Sadly mistaken.

[@ajforms4818]

Who are these so-called "Ordinary people"? Noah had three sons, namely: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Almost right after the Flood, they all abandoned the Creator of all things, (who had just saved them from destruction), to go whoring after "other gods". So God told Noah, in a dream, to divide by lot, the entire post-Flood world into three very specifically defined Territories; one Land for each of the Sons and their progeny. Then, Noah was to tell them to stay out of eachother's Territories "lest there be strife".............................. and right from Day-One, there was strife as Canaan, a Hamite, usurped for himself, the best Land on all the Earth, which rightly had fallen to his Uncle Shem. And so, almost all of them, as they abandoned YHWH, got put on His "ignore list" . And so almost right away, there were no ordinary people. The ordinary state of about 75% of mankind, in this World, is to be; Pagan/Heathen/Atheist/or Agnostic. But it's actually worse. Of the 2.2 billion who claim to be Christian, 1.2 billion of them claim to be Roman Catholic, which, at it's roots, is fully Paganized. But it's actually even worse; most of the 1 billion, non RC Christians, are actually daughter-churches to the RC church, the main difference being their system of church governance. So as you can see; what you call "ordinary", is actually the exception. In the World today, Scripturally speaking, there are two kinds of living/speaking creatures, namely; 1) the seed of Adam, and 2) the seed of satan Of the first kind, there are three subdivisions. namely; 1) the Wheat, destined to Everlasting Life 2) the Tares, destined to the Lake of Fire 3) those not yet "drawn" by AlmightyGod, which could go either way. Of the Second kind, there are two subdivisions, namely; 1) the visible kind; which are; a) humans possessed by devils; and/or b) the so-called aliens, which are the rebel-angels kicked-out-of-heaven. 2) the invisible kind; which include but are not limited to; c) satan himself, and d) his army, the spirits/devils, and e) possibly, a few so-called "demons" All of these are destined to destruction. So which bunch, are, "ordinary"?

[@jamesmclaughlin9984]

Greed ruins everything.

[@johnirvine9942]

@@jamesmclaughlin9984Correction, hatred and fear ruins everything.

[@Kdot8778]

There’s a movie called ‘Threads’ that plays out a nuclear war scenario and it’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever watched, nuclear war is absolutely horrific and this movie portrays it amazingly

[@pootypump7440]

Yes. Its kinda like the British version of The Day After. I prefer Threads though myself.

[@pamelagileno5483]

@@pootypump7440 Threads makes The Day After look like Disneyland. I've seen both.

[@pootypump7440]

@@pamelagileno5483 yeah I do too

[@noxsings-rm2ii]

There’s also when the wind rises

[@theetravelhippie]

Interesting to me that we now have “Threads” on social media

[@taichitao85]

This is nothing, just another chapter

[@sparrowwren8673]

I'm pretty sure the men with their finger on the button know the effects of nuclear war.

[@envitech02]

No winners in a nuclear war. Wise words.

[@smetljesm2276]

People in the southern hemisphere would disagree...🤣🤣🤣

[@gowigoal5934]

S.E.A would disagree, stop America power hegemony 🛑🛑🛑

[@gugitia]

brazil will survive and in the end it will all be brazil

[@catholic3dod790]

Sr. Lucia of Fatima said that Heaven chose Russia to punish the world. It sounds like to me that Russia will win the war. 😐

[@therisencomrade3452]

​​@@smetljesm2276it will still affect them indirectly in someway tho. All living being are codependence on eachother.

[@ForrestSentinel]

3:22 “A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.”

[@TheRealBillBob]

One of my favorite movies in the 80s. Sort of a precursor to AI.

[@crazyd4472]

Yes .. but you need ALL sides not to play!!! No use ONE side not playing and getting vaporised by the OTHER side/s!!!

[@grghkllb3875]

We need Matthew Broderick now more than ever.

[@zNoahz2]

So crazy to imagine this happening

[@maxcar123]

Which direction does the wind blowon that continuant,west to east .chinas ballon did the current

[@BorivojeSinik-eh4qd]

One of the most popular science writers, Carl Sagan, co-authored in the mid-1980s probably the most influential scientific paper on the subject of nuclear winter (the so-called TTAPS report, after names of the scientists who wrote it). They extrapolated results from research of climatic effects of dust storms on Mars, observed in the 1970s, along with results from their scientific collegues, who studied effects of massive volcanic eruptions and large asteroid impacts in Earth's history...I remember reading about these results, some of which were included in the last chapter of his famous book "Cosmos", titled "Who Speaks For Earth?". I was just a teenager back then, but I still remember how absolutely terrified I was after reading that chapter. He described the total destruction of human civilization as a likely outcome of total nuclear war, but he concluded, somewhat to my surprise, that probably the worst thing would be the consciousness that we could have prevented it, but somehow we failed to do so. The consciousness about a civilization destroyed for no apparent reason. Nuclear war is something that must NEVER happen, if we ever want to have future on this planet, not only for us, but also for our children...

[@grghkllb3875]

Sagan was far more than a sci-fi writer - he was a scientist, philosopher, mathematician, historian, and author among many other things. His wisdom and intellect would be much appreciated right now in our modern world of climate change and war, alas he passed away much too soon. The original Cosmos is a fantastic show that is still relevant today.

[@BorivojeSinik-eh4qd]

​​@@grghkllb3875 couldn't agree more, but somehow I feel the need to explain myself-I didn't say that he was sci-fi writer, but SCIENCE writer.What I wanted to say is that he was one of the most influential popularizers and advocates of science (in a way, he was predecessor of Neil deGrasse Tyson and many others) and, of course, as you stated, much,much more than that-scientist, astronomer, philosopher, pioneer in the field of astrobiology, writer, communicator of science...If I remember correctly, he only wrote one sci-fi novel, "Contact", which may be considered to be fictional extrapolation of his previous work in the field of search for the extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). However, I totally agree with you-his wisdom is greatly missed these days...I often read his most popular books, not only "Cosmos", but also "Pale Blue Dot", "Demon-Haunted World", "Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors"(which he co-wrote with Ann Druyan-by the way, he dedicated "Cosmos" to her)...

[@josepmcomajoncoses5118]

all bad things that can happen, eventually do. Specially if we keep being so ready..

[@BorivojeSinik-eh4qd]

​@@josepmcomajoncoses5118I guess, all we can hope and pray for is that our leaders won't follow the logic- "Let's use them ( nuclear weapons ), before we lose them!"...

[@otmargreb6110]

​@@grghkllb3875I'm at a loss. Who said Sagan was a sci-fi writer? Whom?

[@bcherbs]

"Nothing" ever goes as planned, 100% facts.

[@arturskirdin4971]

Good video

[@HappyArcticWolf-lu1jd]

The world is coming to an end

[@user-ki6up4qc2w]

There is no winner in such a war! God save our world from madness, amen. 🙏

[@FlambartPhotography]

Tell this to Putin Kim Xi horsemen of the apocalypse

[@kedrednael]

It's a decision made by humans. Maybe if they stop believing they go to heaven if they kill the bad people they are less likely to start such a war.

[@tomosko2669]

Yes Thor, the only real god. Please stop this.

[@valdemort7983]

US deserves to be punished after all that shit they have done to world. We dont care if we die too.

[@WhiteMouse77]

do you mean that god who used flood to kill all people? are you sure havin clear what is good and wrong? your sanity seems to be properly f#### up.

[@-Egor-]

We all need peace and good relations between our countries and our peoples. Best regards from Russia. Peace to all of us.

[@Voltachived]

It will never happen

[@caper770]

@-Egor I agree. But politicians have not heard it yet

[@piplupempoleon4225]

Boomer politicians need to step down

[@jaysonovo4778]

The young politicians are just as bad lol (to the comment saying the boomers need to step down). Acting like younger people wouldn't be just as compromised and controlled by special interests is a joke. Democracy is an illusion on a federal stand point. The real power is in the unelected power holders. All nations are basically run by people who are not chosen by its own people. Even American presidents aren't at all controlling what people think they are. At the end of the day, you simp for the system, or get destroyed. Trump towed the line in some ways, and fights in others, mostly against globalism. And due to that, the system seeks his demise. He's too independent to be back in office on their eyes. That, and he wasn't good for war.

[@MegaPablo57]

@@Voltachivedif you stop your hate toward russia it could happend, russia has the bottom to send tactical nuclear bombs, you only send sanctions and hate, not understanding and peace, russian are not guilty for all the putin desitions.

[@ShaneFalko]

Australia seemed pretty chiller in alla this

[@RelaxingConnectionsEscape]

So Sad what some people destroying a Beautiful planet like Our Earth😢❤

[@burleyant274]

And the United States will pass away in February 5th, 2026

[@Heywhatshouldmynamebelol]

I probably shouldn't watch this before bed, but here I am

[@gwjsbm]

You here too because of the war in Israel?

[@jolene8895]

Pls lord don’t ever let this happen

[@ajforms4818]

It is written; 2 Peter 3:10 "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." Eyes will melt out of their sockets and skin will fall off, even as they are yet standing This has been prophesied to happen. It cannot be denied. It will happen. Your only escape is to; Come out of Babylon Return to the WAY Be ready see that ye be not deceived.

[@utkarshsoni3300]

I want it let’s see who wins

[@jolene8895]

@@utkarshsoni3300 not u 😂

[@jasonking1284]

@@utkarshsoni3300No one wins. Those who manage to survive the initial attacks will wish they didn't. Their suffering will last longer before their end.

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

nah let it happen. humans lost the right to exist a long time ago.

[@pjchling8088]

In other words it will affect us “very badly”.

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Because of the psychopaths in the pentagon, I don’t think humanity has a good chance of long-term survival.

[@alanjm1234]

Got me convinced! I'm definitely not planning to start a nuclear war!

[@gaborszabo7765]

🤣😂 idiot youtubers post these videos Putin: well i just push s button 👍😋

[@aricin]

@@gaborszabo7765im'm about to burst into tears now(

[@craigmau5]

“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

[@RDeckardN6]

Or not fought at all because there would not be survivors to the III rd...

[@craigmau5]

@@RDeckardN6 There will be survivors. Doomsday preppers etc..

[@RDeckardN6]

@@craigmau5 Not sure what these survivors will have to face. The whole earth surface will be polluted by lethal radiation. For ages...

[@segtha7389]

​​@@RDeckardN6a ha..you are right..pushed to antideluvian state..

[@lawtraf8008]

@@RDeckardN6 There would be survivors for sure. Y'all really underestimating humans lol.

[@Tedd335]

Nice let’s see….. all this: sacrifices, discipline, Technological advancement, for one human to try to probably impress someone that rejected him/her, and destroy all?… if we all ready now the trajectory; what are we doing to stop it?

[@Amena_G]

Just shared, crossing my fingers that my friends and family won’t start a nuclear war 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@flickwtchr]

I suppose you think you're being funny, you're not. You are being an idiot.

[@sardaukar1977]

I'd die in the initial attack almost instantly,. I am not worried about surviving..

[@CJLinOHIO]

There wouldn't be much left to survive for. But not to worry, there will be no survivors.

[@JOHNBOYSC]

Livin in the blast zone is comforting 💀

[@3rrorp1e]

Fun fact: It doesn't matter how many of us know about it (we all do btw) we're not the ones making this destructive decision anyway 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@stukavoloskov6890]

Exactly, As a Waste of time trying to convince those have planned the evil plan already on the move

[@reptilexcq2]

Fun fact: Big countries have the advantage during nuclear war over smaller countries because it only take 1 Tsar bomb to obliterate the smaller country but not so with the bigger country since it has a bigger land mass.

[@reptilexcq2]

Fun fact: Nuclear war is kind of fun because you don't know who died first.

[@mariekuijkenhistoricallyaw2598]

that final phrase is only there to get more views 🤬😪

[@Lazyflanker7062]

Living in a democratic country , selecting your your leader still denying the responsibilities.😢 just dont elect the crocks .

[@despawningenemy420]

Meanwhile in Sweden: Joins NATO and and becomes a threat to their neighbour Russia.

[@birdman1843]

I’m ready , but even got extra cat food

[@mikefoster6127]

The best thing to come from a nuclear war would be the loss of social media and internet for a very long time.

[@charlesrenfro-3842]

What would the younger generation do without social media ?? The number one complaint on 9-11 was their Facebook was down kids were going nuts bored out of their minds

[@mikefoster6127]

@@charlesrenfro-3842 Who knows... Its never gonna happen. In my day we played outside in the rain and snow.

[@paulgriffin2872]

The internet in its infancy was called ARPANET, it was designed specifically for communication during a nuclear war or other major disasters.

[@TK-Commander-5672]

@@mikefoster6127k then old man

[@queenbrightwingthe3890]

@@TK-Commander-5672 You could use some sun kiddo.

[@skidamerica]

Greatest short nuke movie ever

[@matthewcurry3565]

HOMYCRINGE 😂. I'm scared of these idi0ts.

[@GGoAwayy]

Best short nuke movie is the footage from North Korea's celebration of whatever the current leaders grandpa in 2017 where they had a CGI video of them launching a nuke, it flying across the Pacific, and blowing up the Golden Gate Bridge. I literally moved to Canada after that. For SOME reason I didnt trust Trump to keep me safe. Go figure.

[@skidamerica]

@@GGoAwayy wus the link

[@TheRealBillBob]

Just for views.

[@cowfat8547]

@@TheRealBillBob …so every video then?

[@jmen4ever257]

Up to 1914 or so, many considered war a good thing, not just to jump start a sluggish economy, but to develop backbone and strength into a nation. That worked for centuries until 1945, when they got too good with creating such efficient weapons.

[@yannick9473]

Whatever will be, will be. Nobody is guaranteed to live for another minute from now, let alone worrying about something which may or may not happen. Keep smiling. 😊

[@MyFootballManagerSeasonsnStuff]

It would actually be worse surviving it . Imagine if you did but literally everyone else was gone 😢

[@gunlover5564]

God that would be amazing. Wouldn’t have to deal with anyone else and I could actually go out without hating my life. BRING IT ON!

[@razvancosmin8188]

​@gunlover5564 looool but what if you need a dentist or a doctor ?

[@SewingMink160]

Then I'd make sure not to survive anymore, problem solved.

[@kangarooninja2594]

It isn't that everyone else will be gone, it's that everyone else will be sick, dying, and savagely competing for whatever resources remain. Remember people fighting in grocery stores over toilet paper? Imagine that times a million, but with guns.

[@gunlover5564]

@@razvancosmin8188 I’m a paramedic, trust me, most of these doctors are idiots anyways. Ask me how I know. I’d take just as good care of myself. And who needs teeth? No women will be around to please anyways, lmao

[@philaman1972]

It's really unthinkable because the way of life we take for granted would be altered in an instant; those who survive the initial nuclear blasts may wish they did not!

[@nastypiglosi1788]

Anyone requiring medication would die quickly

[@waynus2021]

if i have time , i shall go to the top of the nearest hill and watch

[@pyerack]

I for one hope I'm in the "Thanos Snap" zone and don't gotta deal with any of this crap. Quick lights out.

[@candaceporth3373]

I remember being scared during the Cuban Missile Crisis and asking my dad if there was a bomb shelter or somewhere we could go. He said, "If that happens, I am going to go outside, raise my arms and say 'Take me now.'" I thought it was weird back then but I totally agree now. A world after something like that would be hellacious.

[@rb.v]

@@pyeracksame, going out quick is better than slowly dying

[@ae-kz4xd]

"Only the dead has seen the end of war"

[@erichall8211]

Hopefully both sides would have grownups ready and willing to intervene

[@jeffcarrol9748]

It's simply amazing, unbelievable, and terrifying that most of us are 30 minutes away from most all of life being gone.

[@StevenGarnsky]

i can't wait

[@Alex-rl4uy]

Ditto. I've suffered and watched animals suffer long enough. Humans are a scourge.

[@hypnocilicdreams]

Love & compassion are our only hope. It has taken me a lifetime of fighting, struggling & suffering to realise it. I wish I'd known sooner. I hope one day we realise it as a species. Before it is too late.

[@Azamat421]

It’s already to late

[@kaintkk]

but will that be bad ? 99% less stupid humans, 1% left, rebuilding a maybe better civilization, dont see the problem here :P

[@MrGrimm-eb4ep]

The worst part is the cities would be hit several times in different areas to ensure maximum casualty rate.

[@thomasgriffin8269]

Ten to twenty per city in America alone. We must never have this kind of conflict on the planet

[@LuisRivera-jk1vo]

​@@thomasgriffin8269for years there is The Wars in the past and I have fear in the future for the damn Nuclear War

[@grievetan]

This literally the point of nukes

[@whitewatcher85]

It is not the people they're after, but the industrial capacity. Casualties are an unfortunate side effect.

[@poopiemaster1]

One would be enough bc the radiation kills after or gets people to hospital for the rest of their life

[@filipdittrich4625]

what about southern hemisphere?

[@kyuirah]

The people who get instantly vaporized are the lucky ones. Imagine surviving in a cold dark world with no power , no food , nothing but a cold radioactive death awaiting you.

[@BorivojeSinik-eh4qd]

You could say that the worst thing happening to you in a case of nuclear war would be...surviving it!

[@admercs]

Thank you for reminding everyone of the obvious reality.

[@MrPositive3D]

It is NOT obvious to enough people, trust me.

[@raptor4239]

relax its not going to happen in this reality you people let fear control you

[@microscopic.caterpill]

@@MrPositive3DRight. I’ve seen people in Mexico or Canada -shit anywhere- laugh about us getting nuked but I’m like??? You do know radiation spreads in every direction especially where the wind goes, not to consider the intensity possibility of a nuclear winter. Sometimes, half of these people deserve that reality, sucks that the other half would suffer the same.

[@homelessjesse9453]

You do not understand just how stupid the public is.

[@tomasgrimm3086]

​@@MrPositive3D I don´t think it´s only a matter of "obviousness". Unfortunately, mankind has also a dark side in his soul, some people with lots of money and recourses to pay for underground safe facilities might think they can be the rulers of a post apocalyptical world even if they see these videos thousand times.

[@DwyaneWadeCounty]

I had a couple of dreams that, due to human nature, nuclear war is inevitable. Someone or some people in positions of power are going to get out of control and push that button, and we are all going to pay the price. Life is so short, you have no idea how short life truly is.

[@goptions4678]

Same when I was in my teens. Horrifying. 😊

[@brenohighland1168]

life is ok in the flash bunkers they have

[@concerned_2023]

Me too. Three nukes that were able to change course flying over my Western Canada home all heading to the United States.

[@collinskibisu7083]

The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

[@user-uh7cd6fx2r]

the movie terminator is real ,,,,you just dont know it yet

[@BGjovanovski]

as a russian i cant wait for this scenario :3 it will be amazing

[@SplittingCheese]

It’s a lose lose situation and wild how we’ve gone from “this won’t ever happen” to “yeah this could happen” in 2-3 years

[@FlowerAcid]

It’s a lose lose situation if any country thinks nuking another because the climate will just kill most of them off.

[@jdogzerosilverblade299]

lose lose win actually. a lot of animals die and a lot of plant life will die. but the win is if we hope hard enough then maybe all humans will die.

[@claflo]

The fact that humans have the capability to literally destroy a planet is crazy.

[@chungus7355]

Humans ☕️

[@acrespo5199]

The planet will continue, we will destroy ourselves.

[@dexon777]

single cell can kill you in a year to. That's makes us worst than cancer.

[@euclidnaboye5662]

We must be crazy to think we can outlive earth and we can destroy it. We destroy only ourselves. Earth will be here billions of years after humans are extinct. Let's be realistic. We have not yet explored the deepest oceans to say nuclear winter will end. It will end the human race only and that's very certain.

[@ralfbelov7760]

Planet is ok. But we are fucked.

[@olympianpersias]

How about Hypersonic Nuclear missiles Sir?

[@joaquinmenendez2059]

"If there is a WW3, then WW4 will be fought with clubs". Albert Einstein

[@pinsolomons]

I live between three military bases, two airforce, one army, and near Cheyenne Mt., I don't think I have to worry about what would happen to me because I doubt I'd have the time to even know what hit us.

[@ColoradoStreaming]

lol I am probably your neighbor. Yeah its going to be a blink out for us.

[@theJimJessup]

Lol you probably live closer to the nuclear silos than you think 😂

[@johngill8407]

I'm born in the early 30s. Ive been through it all. We are not worse off now than in ww2. Our president then got 4 terms we had gas rationing, food coupons no tires,on and on govt controle and the media,movies , radio all controlled pluss someone went to fight in your family no questions asked. What I am alluding to is today you can get on a pod cast and do something about the trends toward world War. Don't forget ww2 was the only time fisionable materials were ever used in a war and we did it.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

I was stationed at a SAC base on the West Coast in the mid-70s. We were about 7 minutes away from SLBM attack, so we didn't kid ourselves that we would survive. Oh, the alert bombers would likely have taken off, but that might have been it for survivors. One of the sergeants in my unit said if we took a hit, we'd probably set the Central Valley on fire.

[@vanya3393]

On the other hand I live in Ushuaia, Argentina. We are going to freeze and starve to death.

[@jonbold]

Big Joe is talking about modifying the stratosphere to cool the planet. Is this what he has in mind???

[@SewingMink160]

He gunna put those illuminati chemicals to turn the water gay.

[@mlc7million]

He’s definitely flirting with it. I said long ago that the decision the US made to go into Iraq set the precedent for Ukraine, and maybe Taiwan in the future, not to mention other countries. 😬

[@LEDC5000]

Truly….MAD

[@JediWitness2]

Watch the movie "WAR GAMES"... It basically said the same thing you m though there were many times more nuclear weapons then then there are now

[@Amazinggrace1984]

The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five.

[@Tj-ho2fs]

How would it affect me personally? Being in a major city, the EMP would interrupt my KZbin viewing, then I’d be somewhere in the upper atmosphere.

[@tomlavelle8340]

Yes the question itself is almost insultingly moronic.

[@francisdec1615]

I live in the countryside, but if it seems like MAD seems inevitable, I will go to a major city and just wait.

[@gwjsbm]

@@francisdec1615 Or you could move to Australia

[@user-lw4uc4ge3m]

Every1 start grabbing your tickets for mars😂😂😂😂

[@alienspace3960]

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge where there is no river. Nikita Khrushchev

[@OptimusGary]

I'd grab an ice cold Ginger Ale, find a nice comfortable lounge chair, sit back, and wait for the greatest fireworks show in history. There's no point in preparing. It's not going to be a world you'd want to live in, even if you could somehow survive. Starvation, radiation poisoning, and a world covered in ash doesn't sound very appealing. I'll take that Ginger Ale and count down the minutes.

[@sciencecompliance235]

The "show" will burn your retinas out.

[@OptimusGary]

@@sciencecompliance235 Followed by being vaporized, shortly after. What's your point?

[@bartycrouchjr.8831]

Yeah people will start to kill each other for food. Never ending night, and cold. Its scary.

[@Xoilen]

I’m of the belief that it’s in EVERYONE’S best interest to stay away from starting another war because the world will be absolutely destroyed

[@briankennedy9040]

Putin didn't get your memo

[@DeploraBill59]

The leaders in China and Russia have different ideas. They are willing to let millions of their people die (China has too many to feed anyway) and I really believe they think they can take over America without nuking us. The thousands of illegal military-age young men that have crossed our border will be put to use disarming America and making sure our nukes and planes don't get off the ground. People with guns may be able to fight off some of them but we'll probably all die fighting for our country. Thanks, Joe, for letting all those illegals in.

[@8is]

Tell that to the Russians.

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

@@8is The USA will start it. They start all wars for profit.

[@bobbymozza]

@@8is But not the Americans which have been meddling in Ukraine for years.

[@timsmychynsky6807]

You’d think by now we could develop safer bombs.

[@marcorp87]

Why are we so idiots to destroy each other?

[@drestaura_2]

Good video!👍 Well explained, like the graphics 👌🙏🙏

[@vegn_brit5176]

If it was to happen, hopefully they will at least play "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" over the airways.

[@geraldfrost4710]

"Just before you draw your terminal breath!"

[@i_accept_all_cookies]

"The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"

[@geraldfrost4710]

@@i_accept_all_cookies "It's the end of the world as we know it!"

[@GoodGameSentinel]

Scary times to live in. It is indeed really a matter of power. We may face the doom that we created, bad thing is this could be anytime.

[@johncapewell7520]

I honestly think its not a matter of IF but WHEN. If not in our lifetime then in the future.

[@edbollett9083]

This is a threat I've lived with all my life.Gussing the cold war will never end has the threat or scared of nuclear war rages on probably more so now then in the past...

[@DavidMartin-ly9vb]

Truly frightening prospect and yet no-one is prepared to give peace a chance

[@peter58peter]

evil's taking over, completely. Look who's running this world.

[@Taanstafl12]

Peace can only come from divine intervention or the people dismantling all government across the globe. Good luck with both.

[@haroldcruz8550]

Cause people in power are mostly a bunch of psychopaths regardless of the form of government.

[@Zerospawnn]

Humans and peace are two things that dont go together😂

[@DavidMartin-ly9vb]

@@Zerospawnn nether does the killing of innocent men, women and children

[@dygitaldollarsdynasty]

We've received instructions from a high-ranking UK official to ensure our survival by purchasing baked beans and a flashlight lol

[@isaqueteixeiraobregon]

Cada dia que passa estamos mais próximos deste dia, o último dia. Nem aqui no Hemisfério Sul escaparemos das nuvens de radiação.

[@Dzugashvili]

Something came out not too long ago that talked about this only being a real issue for the countries involved and not the entire world. It was said it would impact the world because they only care about the "first/second" world countries involved. The three world thing actually references who and who wasn't involved in such matters to begin with during the cold war era.

[@reddogqb123]

😂😂 i tried to tell people this all the time a war general and nuclear physicist explained it. No country has the capability of firing all there nukes at on time. Also the general also said russia would not risk firing a large quantity of his arsenal first strike to the united states not knowing how much will reach word on the streets is that the missile defense system in romania and poland is no joke . It is said russia would try to annihilate European nato countries knowing he will not get a second chance to reload. Another big situation also is only a fool would thing china is getting involve. China know when its over all 1st world nato and untied states will be in financial ruins.

[@Zona-rr2zp]

But usa said missiles in polad are against iran..did you just said that your ppl lied again ? :)​@reddogqb123

[@elliotthebrave7296]

They must be banned and only used collectively against asteroids and such. Humanity is simply not mature enough to handle these weapons.

[@outerrealm]

What about aliens? can we use them against attacking aliens, or just asteroids? What about our spaceships? can we use them to build spaceships? BTW, if nukes are used on asteroids it only breaks them into smaller and more dangerous pieces which will still hit the Earth.

[@MrPositive3D]

@@outerrealm There ain't no damn aliens coming. We need to ban nukes before it's too late.

[@TheRealBillBob]

Yeah right. If you can ban nukes, then you can ban drones, cruise missles, artillery and bullets. 😒😒🙄🙄

[@cowfat8547]

a ban would never work and would just make great power war much more likely. nukes make the outcome of a great power war incredibly devastating, but that itself keeps it from ever happening. remove nukes and a conventional great power war like ww2 becomes increasingly likely

[@MrPositive3D]

@@cowfat8547 Banned from usage, not from existing...

[@RMo-wr5rl]

This is really scary stuff I'm developing sleep trauma.

[@JG-tt4sz]

Biggest takeaway: If electronics fail, you got minutes to take shelter. Bye bye NYC.

[@jafarhon]

When few of my friends made a joke repeating some media saying, that dont worry Russian nukes all rusted and outdated and they will not fly, i always say, do you really wanna find out if they fly and rusted ? are u for real. Dont be afraid of who is talking a lot, be afraid of the one who is quite.

[@timunwira2129]

i think they just accepted what will happen. so they makes fun before saying goodbye to this world

[@emilcioran8873]

Well to be fair, considering the amount of influencers, the road rage, the crimes and the stupidity of people in general, the nuclear war seems like a redemption or a salvation of some kind

[@OneStepToDeath420]

These are the problems you are concerned about? Emil Cioran would be disappointed with you.

[@gordon-1]

@@OneStepToDeath420 These are the symptoms of the unevolved human condition. Let's give all of the idiots guns and nuclear weapons.

[@XenoContact]

Somebody put this guy on a watch list

[@JeffreySmith7777]

Got that right. It used to be MAD now it's MAS, Mutually Assured Survival. Good luck!

[@JeffreySmith7777]

Russia and China are thinking the same thing. Russia doesn't want: the western liberal insanity, LGBQTRUS, Muslims and the real western epidemic, stupidity

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Nuclear powered countries will never give them up due to their thinking they have kept them save for decades.

[@jerardnorgren3411]

And people thought the Eclipse was cool ...wait til they get a load of this!

[@dongately2817]

Fate of the Earth by Jonathan Schell was an eye opening book I read in the early 90s, after the threat of nuclear war had subsided. It is a worst case scenario but any one of the numerous people today thinking that a nuclear war would be survivable should read that book.

[@BorivojeSinik-eh4qd]

I totally agree, it is an excellent book, I've read it several times...I think it was written at the peak of the Cold War, in the early 80s...

[@stukavoloskov6890]

We never learned from the mistake of the past. We only learn when it's too late

[@catholic3dod790]

Exactly

[@Holyseb]

Thats why we need to nuke the earth

[@hansolo1571]

People either did not learned or did but they forgot. What nuclear weapon is, what happened to Japan and which countries have them in large stockpile seem to be completely unknown to masses in today's age, especially in today's conflicts.

[@Holyseb]

@@hansolo1571 i know exactly what a nuclear weapon is and i would like to see people suffer

[@yvindaarsnes8221]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWTSgZRpj897gJI

[@lg2058]

That would be nice. Finally some cooler temps during the summer on the east coast.

[@bafanamshengu920]

😂😂😂

[@gypzino]

even in the end we should share this video