1983 Cold War goes hot - what does 2018 look like?

Assuming 1983 sees all-out nuclear war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, what does the world look like in 2018 and what are some of the big anticipations for 2030 or 2050? i.e. is there a space program underway, are new technologies on the horizon, etc.
 
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http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/1983:_Doomsday
some of the issues I have … if there was a full on doomsday scenario. nukes chemical and biologics released .. humanity would be a shadow of its former self. 25 years may seem like a long time, but who is coming to the rescue for the northern hemisphere. in this case the southern hemisphere makes out better to some degree, but even they will not go untouched. the plague, wars, famine will continue to hurt Africa, south America will also see war too some degree or another.

the fires the ash, nuclear station meltdowns in the those nations attacked, infrastructure failures, long burning fires, the inevitable dust bowl scenerios

by 2018 mankind might be starting to turn things around. again those southern nations would be the best off, most fo the north would be almost a no go zone for all the above listed reasons.

how does one clean up the entire northern hemisphere?
 
My biggest issue with WHT does it look like is as I said . The entire northern hemisphere Is pretty much screwed, who is coming to save them? Medical at best would be my guess, or medival with some sporadic knowledge of the old days, but lack of resources, starvation, disease, radiation, where do you move an entire contaminated natiins soil.. Just saying.

Europe is utterly screwed, the Soviet Union as well . Others are going to get a few as well who are not aligned or expecting it.

In 2018 if you live in South America or most of Africa.. Life probably resembles 1990 or better if they are lucky. In Europe, the USA and the Soviet Union its party like its 1870 at best.

Even if your city doesn't take a bomb the fallout is coming. Even if you don't get vaporized the weather is going to suck and crops are going to fail and livestock are going to die.

Disease .. All the biological weapons and diseases that we bastardized are going to ravage things. Then just think of this.. How many crazy things are built and weaponized we don't know about. .

I for one am glad we never got to find out. Too me threads about sums it up for a lot of the world

It's not a scare tactic . Just think if the soviets can get 3-5000 nukes off the ground and the USA does as well,

It's ugly

Now think mother nature won't stop, so earthquakes, volcanos, hurricanes will still happen too on top of thinning ozone . Possibly destroyed since we had already done a number on the one layer in the 80s .
 
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http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/1983:_Doomsday

I already know about it and disagree with the earlier parts of it - while the country would certainly be devastated I think the USSR has a much harder time getting back on its feet, more atate governments than Wyoming's will survive, and if Kentucky and Virginia are on their feet they are likely part of the same country by 2018. I would expect more regional-level governments based on their scenario, especially in the Southeast and Great Plains.
 
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