ebe wrote:

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The problem of more countries entering the nuclear club is that the
increase of "Dr. Strangelove: and how I learned to love the Bomb"
comes about. The issue of the nuclear genie, is that once it is used,
it will take at least 1,000 years for an area to become habital again.

Funny - 'couple years back, I spent an entire day strolling through
Hiroshima with no observable adverse effects. And the local Japanese
citizenry appeared quite normal and healthy as well.

All considerably short of a thousand years after "it" was used.