Source: Union of Concerned Scientists
by Laura Grego
“Coming up for a vote in early November is a resolution advanced by the Ireland and New Zealand delegations to the United Nations to commission a critical new scientific study on the effects of nuclear war. The study, which would be the first under U.N. auspices in more than 30 years, would be run by an independent scientific panel of 21 members and would examine the physical effects and societal consequences of a nuclear war on local, regional, and planetary scales. It would be comprehensive in its scope, including the climate, environmental, and radiological effects of nuclear war and how these would impact public health, global social and economic systems, agriculture, and ecosystems over periods of days, weeks, and decades. That nuclear war would be catastrophic and potentially kill hundreds of millions of people has been well known for decades.” (10/31/24)
https://blog.ucsusa.org/lgrego/why-the-world-needs-a-new-un-study-on-the-effects-of-nuclear-war/