In the midst of alarming international conflict and war, the issue of nuclear weapons is becoming more and more of a priority for many. Though their abolition was not as strongly pursued in the past, recently fear has been rising at the thought of their dire impact. Numerous studies have also repeatedly reported the ugly truth, such as one conducted by RCEI affiliates Alan Robock and Lili Xia, which determined that a nuclear war between Russia and the United States would result in 5 billion deaths from hunger in the aftermath. Robock contends that “The data tell us one thing: We must prevent a nuclear war from ever happening.”
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