What happens in a nuclear war?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Since the US bombing of Japan in World War II, the world entire has remained terrified of nuclear weapons. Even as scientists and scholars spent decades warning about the existential threat posed by technology that can literally end civilization, countries across the planet raced -- and race still -- to gain this capability for themselves. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt ask: What actually happens in a large-scale nuclear war? (Spoiler, tune in for our upcoming episode: "What can I do to survive a nuclear war?"

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.9	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:11.9	A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:25.9	My name is Matt.
0:26.9	Our colleague Noel is on an adventure, but we'll be returning shortly.
0:30.7	They called me dead.
0:32.3	We're joined, as always, with our super producer, Andrew Triforce Howard.
0:36.4	Most importantly, you are you.
0:38.6	You are here.
0:39.6	That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:43.6	We are recording this on Monday, May 12th,
0:46.6	Year of Our Lord, 2025,
0:49.0	which means here in the U.S.
0:50.4	Yesterday was Mother's Day.
0:52.9	If you are able to chat with your mom or contact her, please do so.
0:58.5	And we're sure that your mom will say you don't have to call on a specific day.
1:04.4	She's just happy to hear from you.
1:06.6	I'm starting on a positive note, Matt, for this one especially.
1:11.9	Yeah, yeah.
1:13.8	Had a great mother's day over here.
1:15.6	A bunch of mothers in a bunch of different types of mothers, right?
1:19.9	Different stages of life over here in this, in this sector of stuff they don't want you to know?
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