A survey study of awareness in UK and US populations also shows that brief exposure to the latest data on ‘nuclear winter’ deepens doubts over nuclear retaliation. UK and US populations lack awareness of “nuclear winter,” the potential for catastrophic long-term environmental consequences from an
In the latest survey, which was conducted online in January 2023, 3,000 participants – half in the UK, half in the US – were asked to self-report on a sliding scale whether they felt they knew a lot about “nuclear winter,” and if they had heard about it from:Recent academic studies, of which 1.6% in the UK and 5.2% in the US claimed they had.
“Of course, it is distressing to consider large-scale catastrophes, but decisions need to account for all potential consequences, to minimize the risk,” said Ingram. In the event of a Russian nuclear attack on Ukraine, fewer than one in five people surveyed in both countries supported in-kind retaliation, with men more likely than women to back nuclear reprisal: 20.7% and 24.4% of men compared to 14.1% and 16.1% of women.
Support for nuclear retaliation was lower by 16% in the US and 13% in the UK among participants shown the “nuclear winter” infographics than among the control group.This effect was more significant for those supporting the parties of the US President and UK Government. Support for nuclear retaliation was lower by 33% among UK Conservative Party voters and 36% among US Democrat voters when participants were briefly exposed to recent nuclear winter research.
Support for nuclear retaliation in the UK was 18.1% in the group that was presented with the infographic, against 20.8% in the control group.
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