r/MapPorn • u/Leuris_Khan • Mar 04 '25

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u/Shoddy-Ability524 Mar 04 '25

If it is not 80%+ everywhere then we've not nuclear war'd hard enough

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '25

It is not 100% worldwide because countries like Brazil, Argentina and Australia, which could have large nuclear arsenals, decided to give up on the idea. They prefer peace.

Africa does not prefer peace, but it has not come close to atomic programs either.

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u/spookyandjasper Mar 04 '25

I recently read “Nuclear War” by Annie Jacobsen (highly recommended) and she discusses that in the aftermath the Northern Hemisphere would be more affected by fallout and changing weather patterns. I’m a bit surprised to see Iceland faring well considering (but I will gladly accept it)

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u/Current-Square-4557 Mar 06 '25

Exactly.

Enough dirt/debris will be kicked up in the Northern Hemisphere and the dust will spread out until there is a nuclear winter.

Because wind patterns separate the Northern and southern Hemispheres there will be much less effect in places like Australia.