The paper notes that by 2025, Pakistan and India may have from 400 to 500 nuclear weapons with a capacity of up to several hundred kilotons.
Scientists suggest that if India uses 100 strategic missiles to attack urban centers, and Pakistan uses 150, then this could lead to the deaths of 50 to 125 million people
According to the study, as a result of fires caused by nuclear strikes, 16 to 36 terams of carbon can be released. Smoke rises to the upper layers of the troposphere, then to the stratosphere and spreads throughout the world within a few weeks. The amount of sunlight reaching the Earth’s surface will decrease by 20–35%, which will cause a decrease in the temperature of the planet by 2–5 ° С and a decrease in the amount of precipitation by 15–30%.
Moreover, according to scientists, the recovery period may take more than 10 years.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that in the current international situation, there is a risk of a nuclear war.
The editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine Igor Korotchenko in an interview with URA.RU commented on this statement by Ryabkov.