But of course, ICBMs opened up the possibility of universal nuclear Armageddon, which is significantly worse for humans as a whole.

It's almost funny that we've almost forgotten about those thousands of nuclear missiles ready to strike at any moment, because of the even greater threat of climate catastrophe. However, note that the largest nuclear arsenal is ruled by an aggressive psychopath in Russia, and on average, half the time the second largest nuclear arsenal is ruled by increasingly hostile and delusional Republican Presidents.

Fascinating if rather miserable article. I learned a lot, accept claps!