Nuclear Expert Predicts How Launching a Single Nuke Could Wipe Out All of Humanity

Oct 17, 2025 The Tucker Carlson Show
It’s a measure of their insanity that leaders around the world are seriously considering nuclear war. Ivana Hughes of Columbia on what that would mean.

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Chapters:
0:00 How Powerful Are Nuclear Weapons?
9:46 What Would Happen if a Nuke Detonated Over Times Square?
19:53 What Is Nuclear Winter?
24:56 Ozone Layer Destruction
27:06 What Would Happen if a Nuclear Power Plant Was Hit With a Nuclear Weapon?
29:08 How Many Times Have We Launched Nuclear Weapons?
33:57 The Horrifying Effects of Radiation
41:29 Is Nuclear Testing Infecting Our Food and Causing Cancer?
49:41 How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist Today?
51:14 Close Calls With Nuclear War and Lost Nukes
54:47 The Cuban Missile Crisis and JFK’s Attempt to Ban Nuclear Weapons
1:02:03 Why JFK Wanted to End Israel’s Nuclear Program
1:06:16 North Korea’s Nuclear Program
1:08:20 Is Iran Actually Trying to Build a Nuclear Weapon?
1:11:48 The Moral Debate About Our Nuclear Defense Policy
1:19:59 Are World Leaders Calling for Nuclear War?
1:29:50 Should America Lead the Charge in Eliminating Nuclear Weapons?
1:36:50 What Is the Doomsday Clock?
1:41:26 How Much Money Is Spent on Nuclear Weapon Development?
1:43:29 The First Step to Eliminating Nuclear Weapons