Nuclear War

Nuclear War  is a large-scale conflict involving the use of Nuclear weapons. A nuclear war would have the potential to totally devastate the planet, and even eradicate humanity from the face of the Earth.

Basic Concept
A nuclear war would involve two or more major countries with stores of nuclear weapons. Although nuclear war has never occured before, it was iminent for nearly 40 years during the cold war, and two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. Many see nuclear war as humanity's imminent doom.

Devastion
In addition to a nuclear bombs incredible blast power, the radioactive fallout from a nuclear war could render the planet uninhabitable for centuries on end.