Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear War

Corporations dig deeper: using bunkers to secure data (and their CEOs) (semafor.com)
Large corporations are shopping for underground bunkers that can survive a nuclear blast to protect their data centers and C-suite employees as geopolitical tensions rise.
Cybersecurity, Business, Geopolitics, Nuclear War
5 points by anjel 35 days ago | 1 comments
Doomsday clock set at 89 seconds to midnight (thebulletin.org)
In setting the Clock one second closer to midnight, the Science and Security Board sends a stark signal:
Doomsday Clock, Time, Nuclear War, Science, Global Security
10 points by jpbadan 65 days ago | 1 comments
Nuclear War: A Scenario (wikipedia.org)
Nuclear War: A Scenario is a 2024 nonfiction book by American journalist Annie Jacobsen. It outlines a timeline of a hypothetical first strike against the continental United States by North Korea.
Nuclear War, Nonfiction, Politics, United States, North Korea
7 points by rossant 161 days ago | 1 comments
Nuclear war between US and Russia could kill 5B people (nature.com)
Atmospheric soot loadings from nuclear weapon detonation would cause disruptions to the Earth’s climate, limiting terrestrial and aquatic food production.
Nuclear War, Climate Change, Science, Food Security
28 points by nithinj 191 days ago | 80 comments
Was the Internet created to survive a nuclear strike? (2022) (siliconfolklore.com)
Internet History, Cold War, Nuclear War
224 points by edward 247 days ago | 141 comments