• Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    To be fair, people and airplanes are very bad for the environment.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if a tactical nuke was a net positive for the environment.

      • RisingSwell@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Plenty of things will survive it, and the removal of the humans in the area may be a net positive.

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            1 year ago

            Few months/years. The radioactive isotopes created in the explosion have a short half life. Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are thriving cities today.

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              Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki are thriving cities today.

              That contradicts the whole point that a nuke will destroy humans but leave the environment intact. A bomb of any kind destroys ecosystems. If humans reclaim the cities, it’s not a “net positive” for the environment, despite the cynicism that’s in the statement.

              “Land back” is a much better approach since land under indigenous jurisdiction has much more biodiversity than average and especially than bombed land.