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What fraction of nuclear weapon detonations by 2050 will be countervalue?

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%
community	0.04009%	0.1777%	0.5186%
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lower 25%	0.04009%	—
median	0.1777%	—
upper 75%	0.5186%	—

Authors:

Metaculus-Partners AlyssaStevens

Opened:

Jun 25, 2021

Closes:

Jan 1, 2050

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 2, 2050

Spot Scoring Time:

Jun 27, 2021

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