Don’t forget the threat of high-atmospheric detonations creating electromagnetic pulses big enough to destroy every un-shielded microchip in Europe, a.k.a., every microchip in Europe. Even a rogue state can manage that.
how’s that an x-risk?
It is admittedly not an existential risk for our species, but it is an existential risk for our civilization.
I’d think not, if it’s just Europe. It’s a good question how long it would take to re-create present technological level
from the remaining shielded tech
just from books
Well, the fact that Europe managed to bounce back from WWII is encouraging here.
Don’t forget the threat of high-atmospheric detonations creating electromagnetic pulses big enough to destroy every un-shielded microchip in Europe, a.k.a., every microchip in Europe. Even a rogue state can manage that.
how’s that an x-risk?
It is admittedly not an existential risk for our species, but it is an existential risk for our civilization.
I’d think not, if it’s just Europe. It’s a good question how long it would take to re-create present technological level
from the remaining shielded tech
just from books
Well, the fact that Europe managed to bounce back from WWII is encouraging here.