Will a nuclear weapon cause over 1,000 deaths in 2023?
Will a nuclear weapon cause over 1,000 deaths in 2023?
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predicted NO 1y

i traded under the impression that the deaths had to be directly due to a singular nuclear weapon detonation that occurs in 2023, and the deaths also occur in 2023 (due to the close date). the use of "a" in the title implies a singular weapon needs to be responsible, and not an aggregate of multiple.

predicted NO 1y

@brubsby I agree with that interpretation. Of course it still ought to be made clearer, and some of the other questions are still unclear.

1y

And I went ahead and made the 2024 version:
Will a nuclear weapon cause over 1,000 deaths in 2024?NO

Arbitrage with:
Will North Korea kill 1,000+ people before 2024 with nuclear strikes?NO
Will Russia kill 1,000+ people before 2024 with nuclear strikes?NO
Will the United States kill 1,000+ people before 2024 with nuclear strikes?NO

(Not a strict arbitrage, since the linked markets could resolve positively with multiple strikes that each cause < 1000 deaths, but probably close enough for most purposes.)

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