Extra details would indeed be interesting.<p>There are known global climate impacts linked to single volcanic events e.g. Tambora in the 19th century, Krakatoa, etc.<p>&quot;All&quot; you have is START 1, which resulted in an 80% reduction of nuclear weapons. In addition there was a fair amount of behind the scenes assistance from the US in helping clean up the somewhat precipitous situation the USSR left itself in with the nuclear weapons - granted they started removing them months before the collapse.<p>The public debate changed subtly after that report. The folks arguing - as you appear to be - that a nuclear war wouldn&#x27;t be that big a deal, got a lot quieter.<p>&quot;I’m not afraid of nuclear war. There are 2.7 billion people in the world; it doesn’t matter if some are killed. China has a population of 600 million; even if half of them are killed, there are still 300 million people left.&quot; Mao Tse Tung, 1957