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So-Called “Limited” Nuclear War Would Actually Be Very Bad and Kill Tens of Millions, Warns New Report

“We urgently need sensible action to reduce and eliminate nuclear risk.”

By Eoin Higgins, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 9-17-2019

A nuclear war would kill millions of people, a new report reminds the Pentagon. (Photo: Department of Energy/cc)

Even a limited nuclear war would be catastrophic and kill millions, a new study finds, despite the belief of the Pentagon that the U.S. military could effectively and safely use nuclear weapons in a conflict.

The report, which Princeton University’s Science and Global Security Lab presents in video form, affirms the position of anti-nuclear war activists that no use of nuclear weapons is sensible—or safe. Continue reading

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