As of February 2024, approximately 29 percent of adults in the United States thought that it was very likely that their country would get into a nuclear war, with a further 38 percent believing it to be fairly likely. By comparison, 17 percent of people thought this scenario was very unlikely.
How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years?
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YouGov. (February 10, 2024). How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
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YouGov. (2024). How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
YouGov. "How Likely Do You Think We Are to Get into a Nuclear War within The next Ten Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
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How likely do you think we are to get into a nuclear war within the next ten years? [Graph], YouGov, February 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308926/us-opinion-likelihood-nuclear-war/
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