In Reply to: Using nukes will have the world shun us posted by amadbruin on November 02, 2026 at 15:47:17
My question is assume this is true how many people would the initial nuke actually kill?
Google gemini says they have actually done simulations and guesses are anywhere from 3 to 10 million people depending on winds.
The initial strike kills 5-10 thousand but then because of how it explodes tons of radioactive soil lifts into the air in plumes and spreads out. Most of the deaths would be in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Not that we actually know intent or anything like that but i do think if the media is going to report stuff like this, like what Tucker said, they need to put it in context. If he actually did that it would eventually kill millions.
And that's not counting all the other impacts like Russia and North Korea using it as an excuse to drop their own.