Sorry to hear that......thats twice as tough.....and it is getting pretty scary !
The targeted cities used in the scenario are Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and New Delhi in India, and Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi in Pakistan.
Casualties on the Indian side would be 1.7 million dead and 900,000 injured, while the toll in Pakistan would be 1.2 million dead and 600,000 injured.
But this toll only comprises the immediate casualties from blast, fire and radiation. An unknown number of deaths would occur from cancer in future years.
In addition, if the bombs exploded on the ground instead of in the air, the resulting radioactive dust could kill people across hundreds of square kilometres (miles), the researchers warn. |
