Indo-Pak nuclear war could kill 12cr: report

A militant attack in Kashmir could lead to the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, and may even lead to a full-blown military conflict between the two nuclear-powered nations — a report has cited, says Times Now on Tuesday.

The Munich Security Report 2020 has cited that a nuclear war between India and Pakistan could result in the death of 50-125 million people in 2025. 

‘Conflicts and rivalries between the main powers active in the region, namely India, Pakistan, and increasingly also China, picked up steam in 2019.

With India having completed its nuclear triad and Pakistan intending to do so, the risk of a regional nuclear arms race adds another delicate component to a worsening security situation,’ the report cites.

Citing that the security situation in Afghanistan remains volatile, the report also makes references to the February 14, 2019, Pulwama attack, which resulted in the escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan and witnessed military exchanges between the two countries.

‘In this strained situation, any attack committed by the Kashmiri insurgency10 bears the risk of escalation, including into military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed powers,’ the report further said.

Based on the assumption that India and Pakistan have 100 and 150 strategic nuclear weapons, the report cites that a nuclear war between the two countries will deliver 15 to 100 kilotons of nuclear warheads and result in — 16-36 million tons of black carbon smoke being released, 20-35 per cent decline in Possible surface sunlight, 15-30 per cent decline in productivity on land and 5-15 per cent in oceans, 50-125 million immediate deaths.

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