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Grouchio posted:So the news (Daily Journal, Guardian, etc) from an hour ago has stated that the Doomsday Clock has just been set to 11:57 for the first time since the Cold War, citing 'unchecked climate change and the ongoing threat of nuclear weapons.' The question shall be asked: Is the apocalypse on it's way? Is doomsday approaching? Can we do anything this year to fix the clock back a minute or two? Well, Putin wants to throw out START and build new nukes again  But Climate Change is the larger issue, as it could spike global tensions as drought and famine grow.
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:id say renewed conflict between nations with the two largest nuclear arsenals in the world is a larger issue than climate change Obviously, but its how said climate change could push us towards that conflict, rather than the latter being the initial cause.
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:I, for one, am concerned that a full-scale nuclear war between the US and Russia could lead to increased climate change. Either way, climate change is upon us 
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Jan 22, 2015 23:09
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Sheng-ji Yang posted:while i could see conflict over the arctic spurred by climate change being an issue in the future climate change has pretty much nothing to do with the ukrainian conflict or the syrian civil war which caused these tensions True, but weather Putin would be willing to conduct such a drastic measure of Ukraine or Syria is highly unlikely.
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Nessus posted:It's certainly cast a cloud on things, hasn't it? Hopefully this will all blow over. Yes it has, hopefully cooler heads will prevail. By the way, the exchange rate on the Ruble is down to 64.43 per USD.
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