we're all gonna be dead...This sort of psyop nonsense makes it difficult to take anyone seriously.

Upvoted, aragorn--esp. for 2nd part :) totally agree

But why is there this belief that all eight billion humans on earth die if some nuclear bombs explode (even though thousands of them have been detonated since 1945)

Where did that bizarre notion even come from—TV sci-fi? We dropped TWO on Japan that didn't even kill everyone on their tiny islands

we're all gonna be dead

Why is there this belief that everyone on earth dies if some nuclear bombs explode (even though thousands of them have been detonated since 1945)

Where did that bizarre notion even come from