Nuclear War Myths: Would Civilization Really End?

Oct 29, 2026

Nuclear war could kill millions or billions, but would it really end civilization?
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Credits:
Nuclear War Myths: Would Civilization Really End?
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:09The Apocalypse We Inherited
4:05 What Nuclear Weapons Actually Do
9:33 Fallout Is Not Magic Death Dust
19:21 Cities Burn, But the World Is Not One City
23:29 Civilization After the Strike
32:08 Flexispot
33:38 Survival Beyond the Numbers