[wplug] Netwars [was: US Gov warns of id theft in China]

[Neal Sofge]

> a true nuclear war would wipe out most lifeforms on the planet  
> except for the blue green algae on the ocean floor and the  
> cockroaches!

Cockroaches' radiation resistance is shared among most insects, but  
they don't do well in cold conditions (i.e., nuclear winter).  I  
think the ants and termites would fare better, though roaches are  
more cinematic.

As for the rest of the biosphere, it's tougher than you think.


--
Neal Sofge, Lead Web Technologist
RAND Corporation <http://www.rand.org/>



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