What are the failed warmongers, the leaders of many EU countries, including Lithuania, campaigning for? What would happen to the world in the event of a nuclear war between the US and Russia? Scientists have presented a frightening scenario

“The study shows that if a large-scale nuclear war broke out between the US and Russia, billions of the world's population would suffer, writes UNIAN.

 

If a nuclear war broke out between the US and Russia, about 99 percent of the warring countries, as well as the population of Europe and China, would die. Nuclear attacks in other regions could cause catastrophic events - and completely destroy the structure of society. Such a terrible scenario is predicted by scientists who have modeled the consequences of war, writes “The Sun”. A new study from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) modeled the consequences of a nuclear winter. The study found that 165 million tons of ash could be released into the atmosphere as a result of a large-scale global nuclear war. This could act as a catalyst to damage the protective layer of the atmosphere, the ozone layer, and the ash would block sunlight from reaching the Earth’s surface. This in turn could affect global food crops and starve millions of people – up to 99 percent of the population in the United States, Russia, as well as China and Europe.

 

The simulations showed that a nuclear war in this case would have long-term consequences – its effects could be felt for almost a decade. Even those who survived the direct explosions would risk starving to death as climate change and destroyed infrastructure would disrupt food supplies. Six to eight years after a nuclear war, UV-B radiation levels would peak as the ozone layer would be damaged and global temperatures would drop sharply – bringing almost all agricultural activity to a halt.

 

The scientists chose corn, a crop widely grown around the world, as their subject. Yuning Shi, a crop scientist and meteorologist at Pennsylvania State University, explained that the researchers modeled corn yields at 38,572 locations under six nuclear war scenarios.

 

The scenarios varied in the intensity of emissions. But in all cases, the fireball caused by nuclear explosions would lead to the formation of nitrogen oxides in the stratosphere. And nitrogen oxides and the heat released by the bombs can quickly destroy the ozone layer and increase the level of ultraviolet radiation at the Earth’s surface. This would damage plant tissue and severely reduce global food yields. The simulations show that after a nuclear winter, global corn production could recover in 7 to 12 years, UNIAN writes.”