> I'm not convinced that a nuclear war would be so destructive that civilization wouldn't survive.
Civilization would survive, somewhere far from NA, Europe, Asia (ie in South Africa).
There is only two scenarios for a global nuclear war:
a) first, pre-emptive strike - then you need to take out not only nuclear arsenal of the enemy, but it's C2 and weapons production capabilities, including any administrative centers, eg Moscow or Washington
b) retaliatory, responding strike - then you need to make sure nobody from the enemy attacked you could ever wage war against you, so not only you destroy enemy nuclear capabilities (silos? why though? they are already used and empty) but any C2, weapons production capabilities, including any administrative centers, eg Moscow or Washington
In both scenarios there is no way you will see an IRS agent on the porch of your bunker in less than 10 years from the war.
Civilization would survive, somewhere far from NA, Europe, Asia (ie in South Africa).
There is only two scenarios for a global nuclear war:
a) first, pre-emptive strike - then you need to take out not only nuclear arsenal of the enemy, but it's C2 and weapons production capabilities, including any administrative centers, eg Moscow or Washington
b) retaliatory, responding strike - then you need to make sure nobody from the enemy attacked you could ever wage war against you, so not only you destroy enemy nuclear capabilities (silos? why though? they are already used and empty) but any C2, weapons production capabilities, including any administrative centers, eg Moscow or Washington
In both scenarios there is no way you will see an IRS agent on the porch of your bunker in less than 10 years from the war.