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To: tahoe_bound who wrote (30952)	5/28/2002 4:25:55 AM
From: tahoe_bound	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

The world is now facing the most dangerous nuclear confrontation since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Yet in the West there is little media attention to this enormous threat, and almost no public interest or concern. The crisis over Kashmir might as well be on Jupiter. The discovery of the body of a long-missing female intern in Washington has totally eclipsed news of a possible nuclear war in South Asia that could kill tens of millions and contaminate the entire globe with clouds of radioactive dust.

To: tahoe_bound who wrote (30952)	5/28/2002 11:54:27 AM
From: Jack Hartmann	Respond to of 281500

'12milllion instant deaths' Seems low. I would have estimated 50M with a stike in a major India city. Jack

To: tahoe_bound who wrote (30952)	5/30/2002 2:04:36 AM
From: tfrugal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<<The US assessment said a limited nuclear exchange would have cataclysmic results, overwhelming hospitals across Asia and the Middle East, and requiring vast foreign assistance, particularly from America, which would be forced to go in and clean up the radioactive mess.>> I wonder if that 'assessment' is available to the public. Color me ecowhacko, but when has anyone ever cleaned up a mess like that. What, add it to the EPA superfund? We did such a good job cleaning up after the Exxon Valdez. Anyone eat fish out of the Great Lakes recently? The Chernoble mess was contained, but not cleaned up. It is a ghost town now. How is America doing at cleaning up the Hanford site? Last I heard, we were estimating WHEN the Columbia river would get contaminated. Seems like these intelligence clowns need to wake up and smell the coffee. How about that DU (depleted Uranium) tank buster shell bits that the A-10 warthogs left in the Gulf war? We swept that under the rug, spinning is a very poor substitute for cleaning. Didn't Europe keep those DU shells out of Kosovo? NIMBY not in my backyard. When 'experts' like these are talking about nuclear war like this, are they really doing anything but re-hashing the "remain calm, everything is under control" BS? Lindy, help me, Who was the author of "On the Beach", Nevil something? The story about folks waiting for the radioactive clouds of WWIII to kill them. Nobody is mentioning worldwide effects, why? Are the experts saying there won't be any? Maybe the spin is to not talk about the real problems and get a few fast body count estimates, combined with Chandra Levy to be the depth of the conversation? Maybe I am too conspiracy-centric? This thread has some pretty good experts, Any opinions on what the effects of a limited nuclear exchange might be outside of Asia? Besides a serious Asian Contagion meltdown of the markets, which is a given. What about the EMP frying circuitry? Nuclear winter lite? Colorful sunsets? Nothing?