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'12m deaths' in nuclear war
telegraph.co.uk -- An American intelligence report says a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan could kill up to 12 million people and injure seven million. The disclosure came as Pakistani nuclear experts bitterly criticised the armies of both countries for trivialising nuclear war and failing to educate their people about the consequences. The US assessment said a limited nuclear exchange would have cataclysmic results, overwhelming hospitals across Asia and the Middle East and requiring vast foreign assistance, particularly from America, which would be forced to go in and clean up the radioactive mess. Millions more people would die of starvation, disease and radiation. Most of the bombs would explode on the ground, spreading radioactive debris over a large area and destroying agriculture for years. Between nine and 12 million people would die and another two to seven million would be injured. The contamination would spread far beyond India and Pakistan.

posted by West 9:38 AM