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Don't forget the threat of high-atmospheric detonations creating electromagnetic pulses big enough to destroy every un-shielded microchip in Europe, a.k.a., every microchip in Europe. Even a rogue state can manage that.
how's that an x-risk?
It is admittedly not an existential risk for our species, but it is an existential risk for our civilization.
I'd think not, if it's just Europe. It's a good question how long it would take to re-create present technological level
Well, the fact that Europe managed to bounce back from WWII is encouraging here.