Post by Διαμονδ on Sept 21, 2019 8:10:45 GMT
A War Between Russia and the US Would Kill 34 Million in Hours : Horrific simulation shows countries obliterated by carpet of atomic bombs
Researchers have developed a terrifying simulation that shows how an escalating nuclear war between the United States/NATO and Russia would play out.
The model — based on realistic data on nuclear force postures, targets and causality estimates — predicts that 34.1 million people would die within hours.
The catastrophic conflict would leave another 55.9 million injured — figures which do not include subsequent deaths from nuclear fallout and other effects.
In the first three hours alone, Europe would be devastated and an estimated 2.6 million people would be either killed or injured.
The following 90 minutes would see key cities in both the US and Russia hit with 5–10 nuclear bombs each, leaving another 88.7 million dead or injured.
Many countries in the model appear to escape being the direct target of a nuke — such as those in the southern hemisphere, and Scotland.
However, the effects of the nuclear fallout and longer-term impacts on the Earth’s climate, population and food production would have wide-ranging effects.
The team behind the video hope that the simulation will highlight the apocalyptic consequences and cost to humanity of nuclear war between the two blocs.
The four-minute video was created by engineering and international affairs expert Alex Glaser of Princeton University and colleagues.
The simulation, dubbed ‘Plan A’, was drawn up based on various independent assessments of current US and Russian military postures, nuclear war plans and corresponding weapons targets.
It included extensive data on the number of nuclear weapons currently deployed, bomb yields and the order in which such a war would likely progress.
A nuclear war would likely evolve from an initial phase of tactical targeting through to a strategic period intended to take out each side’s offensive nuclear capacity.
Finally, a phase of targeting key cities to impede opposition recovery would begin.
The following 90 minutes would see key cities in both the US and Russia hit with 5–10 nuclear bombs each, leaving another 88.7 million dead or injured.
Many countries in the model appear to escape being the direct target of a nuke — such as those in the southern hemisphere, and Scotland.
However, the effects of the nuclear fallout and longer-term impacts on the Earth's climate, population and food production would have wide-ranging effects.
The team behind the video hope that the simulation will highlight the apocalyptic consequences and cost to humanity of nuclear war between the two blocs.
Scroll down for video
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7473199/Horrific-simulation-shows-Earth-obliterated-carpet-atomic-bombs.html
Researchers have developed a terrifying simulation that shows how an escalating nuclear war between the United States/NATO and Russia would play out.
The model — based on realistic data on nuclear force postures, targets and causality estimates — predicts that 34.1 million people would die within hours.
The catastrophic conflict would leave another 55.9 million injured — figures which do not include subsequent deaths from nuclear fallout and other effects.
In the first three hours alone, Europe would be devastated and an estimated 2.6 million people would be either killed or injured.
The following 90 minutes would see key cities in both the US and Russia hit with 5–10 nuclear bombs each, leaving another 88.7 million dead or injured.
Many countries in the model appear to escape being the direct target of a nuke — such as those in the southern hemisphere, and Scotland.
However, the effects of the nuclear fallout and longer-term impacts on the Earth’s climate, population and food production would have wide-ranging effects.
The team behind the video hope that the simulation will highlight the apocalyptic consequences and cost to humanity of nuclear war between the two blocs.
The four-minute video was created by engineering and international affairs expert Alex Glaser of Princeton University and colleagues.
The simulation, dubbed ‘Plan A’, was drawn up based on various independent assessments of current US and Russian military postures, nuclear war plans and corresponding weapons targets.
It included extensive data on the number of nuclear weapons currently deployed, bomb yields and the order in which such a war would likely progress.
A nuclear war would likely evolve from an initial phase of tactical targeting through to a strategic period intended to take out each side’s offensive nuclear capacity.
Finally, a phase of targeting key cities to impede opposition recovery would begin.
The following 90 minutes would see key cities in both the US and Russia hit with 5–10 nuclear bombs each, leaving another 88.7 million dead or injured.
Many countries in the model appear to escape being the direct target of a nuke — such as those in the southern hemisphere, and Scotland.
However, the effects of the nuclear fallout and longer-term impacts on the Earth's climate, population and food production would have wide-ranging effects.
The team behind the video hope that the simulation will highlight the apocalyptic consequences and cost to humanity of nuclear war between the two blocs.
Scroll down for video
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7473199/Horrific-simulation-shows-Earth-obliterated-carpet-atomic-bombs.html
