Nuclear Famine: Two Billion People at Risk?

Author
Ira Helfand
Published in
Physicians for Social Responsibility

Global Impacts of Limited Nuclear War on Agriculture, Food Supplies and Human Nutrition

Over the last several years, a number of studies have shown that a limited, regional nuclear war between India and Pakistan would cause significant climate disruption worldwide. Two studies published in 2012 examined the impact on agricultural output that would result from this climate disruption.

These studies demonstrate the need for additional research and underscore the urgent need to move with all possible speed to the negotiation of a global agreement to outlaw and eliminate nuclear weapons and the danger of nuclear war.

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