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Originally Posted by TheBlackCat
No bomb period with modern technology could end the world, in fact no number of bombs with modern technology could end the world. At most we could make a few minor dents in it, but the power levels needed to end the world are far beyond anything we could hope to accomplish with modern, or even forseeable, technology.
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TheBlackCat. Actually, I'd disagree here. A nuclear weapon is used to initiate a thermonuclear weapon. Because of geometrical/isotropic purity constraints...there is a limit to the yield of a nuclear weapon. But there is no limit to the second step....other than economics. A large collection of wealthy zealots poses a huge risk. H-bombs could be constructed to remove large portions of the surface of the Earth...not just cities, but small countries...hence our understandable vigilance with regards to step 1....
With all due respect, Pete.