Just 500 bombs and humans will be wiped out from the earth! The terrifying reality of nuclear war shocked everyone
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There are about 205 countries in the world, out of which 193 are members of the United Nations and the remaining 12 are non-members. About 7 billion people live in these countries and the entire earth is spread over 51 crore square kilometers.
Can the world be destroyed by 500 nuclear bombs?
Whenever it comes to nuclear war, it seems that everything will be destroyed. But do we really have so many bombs? Reports show that a population of 7 billion can be wiped out with just 500 nuclear bombs.
How did nuclear bombs start?
This destruction started when America made the first atomic bomb under the ‘Manhattan Project’ in 1945, and dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. After this the nuclear race started.
Which countries became nuclear powers and when?
Soviet Union in 1949, Britain in 1952, France in 1960, China in 1964, Israel (unofficial) in 1967, India in 1974, Pakistan in 1998 and North Korea in 2006 conducted nuclear tests and declared themselves nuclear powers.
Who owns how many nuclear bombs?
According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Russia has 5,500, America 5,044, China 500, France 290, Britain 225, India 172, Pakistan 170, Israel 90 and North Korea has 50 bombs.
What can happen with so many bombs?
In total, the world has 12,041 nuclear bombs. Out of these, only 500 bombs can kill 7 billion people. But to clean the entire earth, about 1,28,000 bombs will be needed.
The world’s most dangerous weapon ‘Dead Hand’
Let us tell you that Russia’s ‘Dead Hand’ is an automatic nuclear response system. If Russia is attacked and its government is overthrown, then this system automatically launches all the nuclear bombs of Russia. It is also called ‘Doomsday Device’.
Are America and other countries also making such a system?
America and some countries are preparing to develop such automatic systems on the lines of Russia, so that the enemy can be answered in case of any untoward incident.
