Nuclear Close Calls

<p>A nuclear close call is an incident that could have led to at least one unintended nuclear detonation or explosion. These incidents typically involve a perceived imminent threat to a <a title="List of states with nuclear weapons" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons">nuclear-armed country</a> which could lead to retaliatory strikes against the perceived aggressor. The damage caused by international nuclear exchange is not necessarily limited to the participating countries, as the hypothesized rapid <a title= "Climate variability and change" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_variability_and_change">climate change</a> associated with even small-scale regional nuclear war could threaten food production worldwide—a scenario known as <a title="Nuclear famine" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_famine">nuclear famine</a>.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/citationpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our Patreon page here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Be sure to check</span> <a href= "http://citationpod.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our website</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more details.</span></p>