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* This was part of the BigBad Skull Face's plan in VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV. He had possession of "metallic archaea", microscopic organisms which would render uranium un-fissiliable, meaning nuclear warheads would not detonate. From there, he would become the world's sole vendor of functional nuclear weapons to a world already destabilized by the language-affecting parasites (which were Part 1 of his plan).

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* This was part of the BigBad Skull Face's plan in VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV.VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain. He had possession of "metallic archaea", microscopic organisms which would render uranium un-fissiliable, meaning nuclear warheads would not detonate. From there, he would become the world's sole vendor of functional nuclear weapons to a world already destabilized by the language-affecting parasites (which were Part 1 of his plan).
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* This was part of the BigBad Skull Face's plan in VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV. He had possession of "metallic archaea", microscopic organisms which would render uranium un-fissiliable, meaning nuclear warheads would not detonate. From there, he would become the world's sole vendor of functional nuclear weapons to a world already destabilized by the language-affecting parasites (which were Part 1 of his plan).

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Nuclear weapons are awesome, they are capable of putting out more sheer destructive force than any other weapon made by mankind. They inspire so much fear and awe that no two nuclear-armed nations have ever fought a (direct) war for fear of [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction annihilating each other]].

Now what if something were to happen so that nukes all of a sudden were much less scary?

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Nuclear weapons are awesome, they awesome. They are capable of putting out more sheer destructive force than any other weapon made by mankind. They inspire so much fear and awe that no two nuclear-armed nations have ever fought a (direct) war for fear of [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction annihilating each other]].

Now Now, what if something were to happen so that nukes were all of a sudden were much less scary?



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* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' Japan developed micromachines that could clean up radioactive fallout after Tokyo was nuked in WWIII. World powers are a bit less reluctant to deploy nuclear weapons now.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', one of the most common uses of Minovsky Particles is jamming sensors and communications. While nuclear weapons still exist, [=ICBMs=] are no longer practical, and war shifts towards short-range battles between [[TheBattlestar battleship-carrier hybrids]] filled with Minovsky-powered vehicles (specifically [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suits]]).
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', [[DecompositeCharacter the role of Minovsky Particles from the original continuity is split]] between Mirage Colloid (for general weird technology) and the Neutron Jammers[=/=]N-Jammers - devices spread throughout the Earth sphere which suppress all fission reactions. Eventually a "Neutron Jammer Canceller" technology is introduced, allowing for both nuclear weapons and [[SuperPrototype nuclear-powered mobile suits]], but after the war its usage is banned by an international treaty. Things are further complicated by the Neutron Stampeder - a weapon which can remotely detonate nuclear warheads, making even Canceller-equipped nuclear missiles [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dangerous to use]].

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* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', Japan developed micromachines [[{{Nanomachines}} micromachines]] that could clean up radioactive fallout after Tokyo was nuked in WWIII.WorldWarIII. World powers are a bit less reluctant to deploy nuclear weapons now.
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In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', one of the most common uses of [[MinovskyPhysics Minovsky Particles Particles]] is jamming sensors and communications. While nuclear weapons still exist, [=ICBMs=] are no longer practical, and war shifts towards short-range battles between [[TheBattlestar battleship-carrier hybrids]] filled with Minovsky-powered vehicles (specifically [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suits]]).
* ** In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', [[DecompositeCharacter the role of Minovsky Particles from the original continuity is split]] between Mirage Colloid (for general weird technology) and the Neutron Jammers[=/=]N-Jammers - Jammers/N-Jammers, devices spread throughout the Earth sphere which suppress all fission reactions. Eventually Eventually, a "Neutron Jammer Canceller" technology is introduced, allowing for both nuclear weapons and [[SuperPrototype nuclear-powered mobile suits]], but suits]]; however, after the war war, its usage is banned by an international treaty. Things are further complicated by the Neutron Stampeder - Stampeder, a weapon which can remotely detonate nuclear warheads, making even Canceller-equipped nuclear missiles [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dangerous to use]].
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* One issue of ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvelComics'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.

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* One issue of ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvelComics'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.
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* One issue of ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvelComics'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Doctor Doom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.



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* In ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', Superman collects all the world's nuclear bombs and [[HurlItInToTheSun and hurls them into the sun]]. Sadly, Lex Luthor smuggled aboard a piece of modified Superman [=DNA=] that grows into the EvilKnockoff, Nuclear Man when it absorbs enough sunlight.
* In ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'' Klaatu orders humanity to get rid of all its nuclear weapons or the rest of the otherwise peaceful aliens of the universe would wipe us out.

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* In ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'', Klaatu orders humanity to get rid of all its nuclear weapons, or else the rest of the otherwise peaceful aliens of the universe would wipe us out.
* In ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', Superman collects all the world's nuclear bombs and [[HurlItInToTheSun and hurls them into the sun]]. Sadly, Lex Luthor smuggled aboard a piece of modified Superman [=DNA=] DNA that grows into the EvilKnockoff, his EvilKnockoff Nuclear Man when it absorbs enough sunlight.
* In ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951'' Klaatu orders humanity to get rid of all its nuclear weapons or the rest of the otherwise peaceful aliens of the universe would wipe us out.
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* In ''Literature/HammersSlammers'' nuclear suppression fields are cited as being one of the technological advancements that made tank columns viable again (the other being effective [[PointDefenseless Point Defenses]]). Of course, since the Slammers are often hired to fight assymetric wars their enemies often can't afford suppressors, and Colonel Hammer has no qualms against nuking insurgent-harboring villages.

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* The central character of "Literature/BreedsThereAMan" is a theoretical physicist whose current project is a forcefield generator that can shield against a nuclear explosion.
* ''Literature/EndersGame'' has an offhand mention of shields that "make it so nobody bothers with nuclear weapons anymore." [[spoiler:Within a few years, though, it's demonstrated that the MD Device can [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy an entire planet]].]] However, Creator/OrsonScottCard seems to have forgotten about this in later books, as Earth going to nuclear war is a major threat in ''Literature/EnderInExile'' and the ''Literature/EndersShadow'' sequels.
* In ''Literature/HammersSlammers'' ''Literature/HammersSlammers'', nuclear suppression fields are cited as being one of the technological advancements that made tank columns viable again (the other being effective [[PointDefenseless Point Defenses]]). Of course, since the Slammers are often hired to fight assymetric wars their enemies often can't afford suppressors, and Colonel Hammer has no qualms against nuking insurgent-harboring villages.



* P.J. Plauger's 1974 short story "Wet Blanket". A scientist develops a device that changes the nature of the universe so that nuclear weapons can no longer explode.
* ''Literature/EndersGame'' has an offhand mention of shields that "make it so nobody bothers with nuclear weapons anymore." [[spoiler:Within a few years, though, it's demonstrated that the MD Device can [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy an entire planet]].]]
** Creator/OrsonScottCard seems to have forgotten about this in later books as Earth going to nuclear war is a major threat in ''Literature/EnderInExile'' and the ''Literature/EndersShadow'' sequels.
* ''Literature/OracleOfTao'', the FantasticNuke, the Brahmastra Sutra has a counter, the Gayatri Mantra. These are based on actual chants, and the latter is basically a WorldHealingWave. When cast after the first spell, it cannot heal any who have been hurt or killed in the blast, but it removes fallout and makes even ice into fertile land. Also, the air smells ''minty'' afterwards, apparently.
* The central character of "Breeds There a Man...?", an SF short story by Creator/IsaacAsimov, is a theoretical physicist whose current project is a forcefield generator that can shield against a nuclear explosion.

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* P.J. Plauger's 1974 short story "Wet Blanket". A scientist develops a device that changes the nature of the universe so that nuclear weapons can no longer explode.
* ''Literature/EndersGame'' has an offhand mention of shields that "make it so nobody bothers with nuclear weapons anymore." [[spoiler:Within a few years, though, it's demonstrated that the MD Device can [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy an entire planet]].]]
** Creator/OrsonScottCard seems to have forgotten about this in later books as Earth going to nuclear war is a major threat in ''Literature/EnderInExile'' and the ''Literature/EndersShadow'' sequels.
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In ''Literature/OracleOfTao'', the FantasticNuke, FantasticNuke named the Brahmastra Sutra has a counter, the Gayatri Mantra. These are based on actual chants, and the latter is basically a WorldHealingWave. When cast after the first spell, it cannot heal any who have been hurt or killed in the blast, but it removes fallout and makes even ice into fertile land. Also, the air smells ''minty'' afterwards, apparently.
* The central character of "Breeds There a Man...?", an SF In P.J. Plauger's 1974 short story by Creator/IsaacAsimov, is "Wet Blanket", a theoretical physicist whose current project is scientist develops a forcefield generator device that can shield against a changes the nature of the universe so that nuclear explosion.
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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' while there have been multiple reactor meltdowns not a single nuclear bomb has detonated when it was supposed to in the 21st century. Even before the [[TheMagicComesBack Awakening]] proper. Europe's had a few new wars since then.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' nuclear dampers are fairly common starship defenses that reduce damage from nuclear missiles and [[PlasmaCannon fusion guns]]. Though the Third Imperium still reserves nukes for the Imperial Navy, and is willing to use them to punish those who violate that law.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{OGRE}}'', strategic nukes (and the missiles and aircraft that carry them) are easily taken down by air defense lasers. However tactical nukes are not only still used, they're now the only efficient way to breach the ultra-durable Bi-Phase Carbide armor most units use.

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* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' while there have been multiple reactor meltdowns not a single nuclear bomb has detonated when it was supposed to in the 21st century. Even before the [[TheMagicComesBack Awakening]] proper. Europe's had a few new wars since then.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' nuclear dampers are fairly common starship defenses that reduce damage from nuclear missiles and [[PlasmaCannon fusion guns]]. Though the Third Imperium still reserves nukes for the Imperial Navy, and is willing to use them to punish those who violate that law.
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* In ''TabletopGame/{{OGRE}}'', strategic nukes (and the missiles and aircraft that carry them) are easily taken down by air defense lasers. However However, tactical nukes are not only still used, but they're also now the only efficient way to breach the ultra-durable Bi-Phase Carbide armor most units use.use.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'', while there have been multiple reactor meltdowns, not a single nuclear bomb has detonated when it was supposed to in the 21st century, even before [[TheMagicComesBack the Awakening]] proper. Europe's had a few new wars since then.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'', nuclear dampers are fairly common starship defenses that reduce damage from nuclear missiles and [[PlasmaCannon fusion guns]]. However, the Third Imperium still reserves nukes for the Imperial Navy and is willing to use them to punish those who violate that law.



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* The SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) in ''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'' renders the builder unable to be attacked by nukes. However, the Nuclear Winter Counter is set to 1.
* The SDI plays the same role in ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'', by making the owner of this Wonder invulnerable to nukes.

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* The SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) in ''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'' renders the builder unable to be attacked by nukes. However, the Nuclear Winter Counter is set to 1.
* The SDI plays the same role in ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'', by making
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* In ''VideoGame/EndWar'', following Saudi Arabia getting crippled in 2016 by a nuclear terrorist attack, the US and EU created the SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield) System, an anti-ballistic missile defense that rendered strategic nuclear warfare obsolete. Unfortunately, it also had the side effect of making large scale conventional warfare possible again, which would cause a rise in tensions that would eventually lead to World War III.
* In ''VideoGame/RedAlert2'', the Soviets were able to launch [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica a massive attack on the United States]] because Yuri's Psychic Corps utterly neutralized the US's nuclear arsenal by mind-controlling the silos' operators. The Soviets, though, still had ''their'' nuclear missiles [[spoiler:much to the detriment of anyone who happened to be in Chicago at the end of the fourth Allied mission.]]
* The Soviets then do this to themselves in ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': After travelling back in time to remove Einstein from history, they discover that in the new timeline, nukes don't exist. And Japan has now become a superpower rivalling them. Oops...

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* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlertSeries'':
** In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'', the Soviets were able to launch [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica a massive attack on the United States]] because Yuri's Psychic Corps utterly neutralized the US's nuclear arsenal by mind-controlling the silos' operators. The Soviets, though, still had ''their'' nuclear missiles, [[spoiler:much to the detriment of anyone who happened to be in Chicago at the end of the fourth Allied mission]].
** The Soviets then do this to themselves in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': after travelling back in time to remove Einstein from history, they discover that in the new timeline, nukes don't exist. In addition, Japan has now become a superpower rivalling them. Oops...
* In ''VideoGame/EndWar'', following Saudi Arabia getting crippled in 2016 by a nuclear terrorist attack, the US and EU created the SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield) System, an anti-ballistic missile defense that rendered strategic nuclear warfare obsolete. Unfortunately, it also had the side effect of making large scale large-scale conventional warfare possible again, which would cause a rise in tensions that would eventually lead to World War III.
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* In ''VideoGame/RedAlert2'', The SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) in ''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'' renders the Soviets were able to launch [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica a massive attack on the United States]] because Yuri's Psychic Corps utterly neutralized the US's nuclear arsenal by mind-controlling the silos' operators. The Soviets, though, still had ''their'' nuclear missiles [[spoiler:much to the detriment of anyone who happened builder unable to be in Chicago at attacked by nukes. However, the end of the fourth Allied mission.]]
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* The central character of "Breeds There a Man...?", an SF short story by Creator/IsaacAsimov, is a theoretical physicist whose current project is a forcefield generator that can shield against a nuclear explosion.
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* One issue of ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvel'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.

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* One issue of ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvel'' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvelComics'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.
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* One issue of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that ComicBook/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.
* In the alternate future of ''ComicBook/Armageddon2001'', ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' tries to rid the world of nuclear weapons after one blew up Metropolis and killed Lois Lane.

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* One issue of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDaggerMarvel'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that ComicBook/DoctorDoom Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.
* In the alternate future of ''ComicBook/Armageddon2001'', ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' ComicBook/{{Superman}} tries to rid the world of nuclear weapons after one blew up Metropolis and killed Lois Lane.
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* At the end of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', Doctor Manhattan makes all if the ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' Earth's nuclear weapons disappear. There are then peace marches in every major city demanding that no new ones are made.

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* At the end of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', Doctor Manhattan makes all if of the ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' Earth's nuclear weapons disappear. There are then peace marches in every major city demanding that no new ones are made.
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* At the end of ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', Doctor Manhattan makes all if the ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Earth's nuclear weapons disappear. There are then peace marches in every major city demanding that no new ones are made.

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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', [[DecompositeCharacter the role of Minovsky Particles from the original continuity is split]] between Mirage Colloid (for general weird technology) and the Neutron Jammers[=/=]N-Jammers - devices spread throughout the Earth sphere which suppress all fission and fusion reactions. Eventually a "Neutron Jammer Canceller" technology is introduced, allowing for both nuclear weapons and [[SuperPrototype nuclear-powered mobile suits]], but after the war its usage is banned by an international treaty. Things are further complicated by the Neutron Stampeder - a weapon which can remotely detonate nuclear warheads, making even Canceller-equipped nuclear missiles [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dangerous to use]].

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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', [[DecompositeCharacter the role of Minovsky Particles from the original continuity is split]] between Mirage Colloid (for general weird technology) and the Neutron Jammers[=/=]N-Jammers - devices spread throughout the Earth sphere which suppress all fission and fusion reactions. Eventually a "Neutron Jammer Canceller" technology is introduced, allowing for both nuclear weapons and [[SuperPrototype nuclear-powered mobile suits]], but after the war its usage is banned by an international treaty. Things are further complicated by the Neutron Stampeder - a weapon which can remotely detonate nuclear warheads, making even Canceller-equipped nuclear missiles [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dangerous to use]].
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* While ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' has nuclear weapons, they don't show up often (Krieg's backstory being a notable exception) simply due to how much more equally destructive weapons exist in the setting.



* In {{VideoGame/Starcraft}}'s backstory, the planet Korhal was glassed by a massive salvo of interplanetary nuclear missiles. Tha backlash from this was so strong that while nukes are still present in the game, they are vastly underpowered compared to RealLife if one of the more AwesomeButImpractical weapons in the Terran arsenal, being able to deal huge damage to a base but unable to outright destroy the bigger buildings.

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* While ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'' has nuclear weapons, they don't show up often (Krieg's backstory being a notable exception) simply due to how much more equally destructive weapons exist in the setting.


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* The Soviets then do this to themselves in ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'': After travelling back in time to remove Einstein from history, they discover that in the new timeline, nukes don't exist. And Japan has now become a superpower rivalling them. Oops...
* In {{VideoGame/Starcraft}}'s backstory, the planet Korhal was glassed by a massive salvo of interplanetary nuclear missiles. Tha backlash from this was so strong that while nukes are still present in the game, they are vastly underpowered compared to RealLife if one of the more AwesomeButImpractical weapons in the Terran arsenal, being able to deal huge damage to a base but unable to outright destroy the bigger buildings.
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* One issue of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.

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* One issue of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom ComicBook/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.



* In ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still]]'' Klaatu orders humanity to get rid of all its nuclear weapons or the rest of the otherwise peaceful aliens of the universe would wipe us out.

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* In ''VideoGame/RedAlert2'', the Soviets were able to launch [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica a massive attack on the United States]] because Yuri's Psychic Corps utterly neutralized the US's nuclear arsenal by mind-controlling the silos' operators. The Soviets, though, still had ''their'' nuclear missiles [[spoiler:much to the detriment of anyone who happened to be in Chicago at the end of the fourth Allied mission.]]

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* ''Literature/OracleOfTao'', the FantasticNuke, the Brahmastra Sutra has a counter, the Gayatri Mantra. These are based on actual chants, and the latter is basically a WorldHealingWave. When cast after the first spell, it cannot heal any who have been hurt or killed in the blast, but it remove fallout and makes even ice into fertile land. Also, the air smells ''minty'' afterwards, apparently.

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* ''Literature/OracleOfTao'', the FantasticNuke, the Brahmastra Sutra has a counter, the Gayatri Mantra. These are based on actual chants, and the latter is basically a WorldHealingWave. When cast after the first spell, it cannot heal any who have been hurt or killed in the blast, but it remove removes fallout and makes even ice into fertile land. Also, the air smells ''minty'' afterwards, apparently.
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* ''Literature/OracleOfTao'', the FantasticNuke, the Brahmastra Sutra has a counter, the Gayatri Mantra. These are based on actual chants, and the latter is basically a WorldHealingWave. When cast after the first spell, it cannot heal any who have been hurt or killed in the blast, but it remove fallout and makes even ice into fertile land. Also, the air smells ''minty'' afterwards, apparently.
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* In the alternate future of ''ComicBook/Armageddon2001'', ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' tries to rid the world of nuclear weapons after one blew up Metropolis and killed Lois Lane.
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* In ''VideoGame/EndWar'', following Saudi Arabia getting crippled in 2016 by a nuclear terrorist attack, the US and EU created the SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield) System, an anti-ballistic missile defense that rendered strategic nuclear warfare obsolete. Unfortunately, it also had the side effect of making large scale conventional warfare possible again, which would cause a rise in tensions that would eventually lead to World War III.

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* In ''VideoGame/EndWar'', following Saudi Arabia getting crippled in 2016 by a nuclear terrorist attack, the US and EU created the SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield) System, an anti-ballistic missile defense that rendered strategic nuclear warfare obsolete. Unfortunately, it also had the side effect of making large scale conventional warfare possible again, which would cause a rise in tensions that would eventually lead to World War III.III.
* In ''VideoGame/RedAlert2'', the Soviets were able to launch [[InvadedStatesOfAmerica a massive attack on the United States]] because Yuri's Psychic Corps utterly neutralized the US's nuclear arsenal by mind-controlling the silos' operators. The Soviets, though, still had ''their'' nuclear missiles [[spoiler:much to the detriment of anyone who happened to be in Chicago at the end of the fourth Allied mission.]]
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* In ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still]]'' Klaatu orders humanity to get rid of all its nuclear weapons or the rest of the otherwise peaceful aliens of the universe would wipe us out.
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* In ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', Superman collects all the world's nuclear bombs and [[HurlItInToTheSun and hurls them into the sun]]. Sadly, Lex Luthor smuggled aboard a piece of modified Superman [=DNA=] that grows into the EvilKnockoff, Nuclear Man when it absorbs enough sunlight.
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** Creator/OrsonScottCard seems to have forgotten about this in later books as Earth going to nuclear war is a major threat in ''Literature/EnderInExile'' and the ''Literature/EndersShadow'' sequels.
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* ''Literature/EndersGame'' has an offhand mention of shields that "make it so nobody bothers with nuclear weapons anymore." [[spoiler:Within a few years, though, it's demonstrated that the MD Device can [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy an entire planet]].]]
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* In ''VideoGame/CivilizationCallToPower'', the Nanite Defuser wonder destroys all nukes in the world.

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* In ''VideoGame/CivilizationCallToPower'', the Nanite Defuser wonder destroys all nukes in the world.world.
* In ''VideoGame/EndWar'', following Saudi Arabia getting crippled in 2016 by a nuclear terrorist attack, the US and EU created the SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield) System, an anti-ballistic missile defense that rendered strategic nuclear warfare obsolete. Unfortunately, it also had the side effect of making large scale conventional warfare possible again, which would cause a rise in tensions that would eventually lead to World War III.

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Nuclear weapons are awesome, they are capable of putting out more sheer destructive force than any other weapon made by mankind. They inspire so much fear and awe that no two nuclear-armed nations have ever fought a (direct) war for fear of [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction annihilating each other]].

Now what if something were to happen so that nukes all of a sudden were much less scary?

This tends to weaken the NuclearWeaponsTaboo and may make the NuclearOption more attractive. Compare LensmanArmsRace when nuclear weapons are superseded by even more terrible weaponry.

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[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' Japan developed micromachines that could clean up radioactive fallout after Tokyo was nuked in WWIII. World powers are a bit less reluctant to deploy nuclear weapons now.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', one of the most common uses of Minovsky Particles is jamming sensors and communications. While nuclear weapons still exist, [=ICBMs=] are no longer practical, and war shifts towards short-range battles between [[TheBattlestar battleship-carrier hybrids]] filled with Minovsky-powered vehicles (specifically [[HumongousMecha Mobile Suits]]).
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'', [[DecompositeCharacter the role of Minovsky Particles from the original continuity is split]] between Mirage Colloid (for general weird technology) and the Neutron Jammers[=/=]N-Jammers - devices spread throughout the Earth sphere which suppress all fission and fusion reactions. Eventually a "Neutron Jammer Canceller" technology is introduced, allowing for both nuclear weapons and [[SuperPrototype nuclear-powered mobile suits]], but after the war its usage is banned by an international treaty. Things are further complicated by the Neutron Stampeder - a weapon which can remotely detonate nuclear warheads, making even Canceller-equipped nuclear missiles [[HoistByHisOwnPetard dangerous to use]].

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* One issue of Creator/MarvelComics' ''ComicBook/CloakAndDagger'' has the heroic duo teleport to Latveria, where they discover that Characters/DoctorDoom has a device that exploits thunderstorms to render the world's nuclear devices inert. He remains unswayed when informed that radiation treatments for cancer patients are likewise nullified.

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* In ''Literature/HammersSlammers'' nuclear suppression fields are cited as being one of the technological advancements that made tank columns viable again (the other being effective [[PointDefenseless Point Defenses]]). Of course, since the Slammers are often hired to fight assymetric wars their enemies often can't afford suppressors, and Colonel Hammer has no qualms against nuking insurgent-harboring villages.
* In "If the Red Slayer" by Creator/RobertSheckley, everyone expected WWIII to be button pushing, but first the countermissiles and then a nuclear suppressor put a stop to that. By the time of the story, it's trench warfare... with ResurrectiveImmortality for infantry.
* P.J. Plauger's 1974 short story "Wet Blanket". A scientist develops a device that changes the nature of the universe so that nuclear weapons can no longer explode.

[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' while there have been multiple reactor meltdowns not a single nuclear bomb has detonated when it was supposed to in the 21st century. Even before the [[TheMagicComesBack Awakening]] proper. Europe's had a few new wars since then.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' nuclear dampers are fairly common starship defenses that reduce damage from nuclear missiles and [[PlasmaCannon fusion guns]]. Though the Third Imperium still reserves nukes for the Imperial Navy, and is willing to use them to punish those who violate that law.
*In ''TabletopGame/{{OGRE}}'', strategic nukes (and the missiles and aircraft that carry them) are easily taken down by air defense lasers. However tactical nukes are not only still used, they're now the only efficient way to breach the ultra-durable Bi-Phase Carbide armor most units use.

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* The SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) in ''VideoGame/RiseOfNations'' renders the builder unable to be attacked by nukes. However, the Nuclear Winter Counter is set to 1.
* The SDI plays the same role in ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'', by making the owner of this Wonder invulnerable to nukes.

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