Could Humans Survive Nuclear War
Nuclear war is the only statement that sends fear across continents. A nuclear war, also known as atomic war, is a conflict between two military territories that deploys the use of nuclear weapons. The risks of nuclear war put the world on hold and bring forth a nostalgic feeling. From World War 2 to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the dead truly tell no tales. Only shadows and horrific events and yearly memorials ignite the torches of the dead.
Nuclear war isn't just an eyesore, it predisposes the world population to a lot of unmeasurable disasters. It's no news about the current political crisis between two strong countries, Russia, and Ukraine. The war which the world took as a threat is starting to reach the pinnacle of massive destruction. Recently, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin made a cryptic remark about suggesting pulling out nuclear weapons if NATO becomes a threat to him or his nation.
Putin has shown the world that he's a man of his words. His statement concerning nuclear machinery sent ripples down other NATO nations like Poland and Estonia which would be drastically in ruins if the nuclear war begins. Now world leaders are on the edge of their seats, civilians are fidgeting, some reminiscing over previous nuclear war attacks.
Hopefully, the 1945 war won’t repeat itself with the invention of new-age nuclear weapons. The questions war experts and scientist are asking is quite an obvious but rather in a complex undertone.
● Could this be the surprise of global Armageddon?
● Could the new generation of humans survive the nuclear holocaust?
The survival of the fittest
Of course, world leaders can take lessons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, India, and Pakistan. Humans will survive, but the “lucky unlucky ones.” The contradictory pair simply means that those who survive and will possibly build up the next generation may have consumed an expansive number of nuclear gasses and poisons.
Scientifically, humans are known as higher animals but during the nuclear war, we turn into beasts of nature. Only the fittest may survive by an inch. What most people aren't aware of about the 1945 nuclear war was that over 100,000 people survived.
However, due to over-exposure to toxic gasses, a majority of them came down with leukemia, critical DNA mutation, gastrointestinal malfunctions, and severe eye defects. Technically, these individuals were like living corpses. A 2014 study of nuclear events found that the gasses penetrate the atmosphere and pour down as acid rain and nuclear winter. The effects on the earth would be horrendous. The agricultural product would capsize as this poison gas gets into soil aeration.
However, the existence of humans is on a thin line due to the level of advancement in nuclear explosives. A nuclear war would affect a mouthful if not all parts of the world.
A clear example is the Indonesian volcanic eruption of 1815. Traces of eruption were linked to the US. All farm produce was burnt. It was tagged “the year without summer.”
There was a decline in temperature as the weather took a mercurial turn. It was the coldest winter in Indonesia.
A nuclear war clearly won't save a life, instead, it takes life. Every war can be brought to an end by coherent dialogue and understanding.
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