During the nuclear war between the Russian Federation and the United States, more than 5 billion people will die - research

In the case of a major conflict between the two countries, more than 75% of the planet's population will face hunger, scientists calculated. More than 5 billion people will die of hunger as a result of a full-scale nuclear war between the United States and Russia, according to a global study conducted by climate scientists at Ratger University (New Jersey), which evaluated post-conflict production of crops. This is stated on the site of the institution.

Researchers have calculated the spread of dust that will block the sun and appear as a result of the war, in six scenarios - five small wars between India and Pakistan and the Great War between the United States and Russia. Even with the smallest nuclear scenario, that is, in the local war between India and Pakistan, the average global food production will be reduced by 7% over five years of conflict.

In the largest war scenario-a full-scale nuclear conflict between the United States and the Russian Federation-the average global production will decrease by about 90% three to four years after the fighting, the researchers say. Reduced crops will be the most serious in medium and high latitudes, including large exporting countries, such as Russia and the US, which can lead to export restrictions and cause serious failures in Africa and the Middle East, depending on import In publication.

According to scientists, in the Great War, more than 75% of the planet will be starving for two years. The only long -term solution in this case is the UN agreement on the ban on nuclear weapons, which has now been ratified by 66 countries, but by none of the nine nuclear powers. Robok said that researchers have more than enough information to know that nuclear war of any scale would destroy global food systems, killing billions of people.