The Nuclear Age, and the nuclear threat

[TheBeardedDude]

Clearly one of the greatest discoveries over the last century (and some change) is nuclear radiation and radioactivity. It has led to remarkable inventions and has greatly advanced our understanding of the universe. The benefits of it to science may be unparalleled. But, as Spiderman's Uncle Ben might remind us, with great power comes great responsibility.

So, let me show you 2 things that should scare the shit out of you.

First, a time lapse of all nuclear detonations (all known detonations I suppose) since 1945.






It is amazing just how much the world managed to blow-up in a half-century. Now, take the above knowledge along with this:
http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

And realize 2 things.
1) Any of the countries with nukes, clearly has enough power in just a few bombs to alter the course of all life on the planet

and

2) all of these bombs were tested (the first video). Meaning that those fallouts and radiation radii you see, all literally occurred at each locality you see as the focus of a detonation. That is a lot of self-induced nuclear fallout.