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What fraction of nuclear weapon detonations by countries by 2050 will be on cities with >1500 people per km^2?

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	lower 25%	median	upper 75%
community	0.05093%	0.1714%	0.3197%
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Quartiles	community	My Prediction
lower 25%	0.05093%	—
median	0.1714%	—
upper 75%	0.3197%	—

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Opened:

Oct 28, 2021

Closes:

Dec 31, 2049

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 1, 2050

Spot Scoring Time:

Oct 30, 2021

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