nuclear winter
Example Sentences
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In the 1970s, we were warned about a new ice age and in the 1980s of a nuclear winter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
What effect does the nuclear winter hypothesis have on nuclear deterrence and our readiness to rely on nuclear weapons as a key element of defence?
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
It suddenly becomes far more salient, I think, looking back at the nuclear winter debate and the lessons that it offers us for today.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2023
In the height of the cold war, we were focused on nuclear winter.
From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023
The voice emanating from the aluminum speaker grid was as serious as a nuclear winter.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
