Then you say small? But how can we have small nuclear war? The effects of any nuclear exchange will be seen throughout the world (not in geopolitical sense).
Then you say small? But how can we have small nuclear war? The effects of any nuclear exchange will be seen throughout the world (not in geopolitical sense).
Nuclear war is bad, but it's certainly not "end life on earth" bad, or even "end humanity" bad by itself, just "deeply fracture humanity and probably enter a new era of civilization" bad.
https://globalnews.ca/news/2934513/empty-skies-after-911-set...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2021/01/11/bill-gate...
I'm sure he won't be a Mr. Burns trying to sell more power when reducing the effect of solar panels.
The havoc a nuclear war would wreak on civilization is already bad enough merely through destroying infrastructure.
I think this is… no longer a widely held fear. Though I don't know if that change is for good reasons or bad reasons.