No, not really. Basically, what he meant is that we have created weapons so devastating that they can annihilate our civilization to such a degree that the few survivors are reduced to the level of Neanderthals.
What air? Uranus has no air, because that word refers to the atmospheric mix on Earth, which is mostly nitrogen, about 1/5 oxygen, with small amounts of other gases. Uranus's atmosphere is COMPLETELY different. It's not like it's a complete clone of Earth, except with some poisons floating around. It might as well be a ball of gaseous iron for all the good it would do you.



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