the world population at that time was between 4.4 and 4.8 billion, some where between .001 and 15% left, multiply by two and you have your answer
Current world population is ~7.5 billion.
But what if Stanislav Petrov had not been on duty on Sep 26, 1983 for some reason, and his replacement was less wise?
What would the human population be today?
Understand something there is a very high possibility that any nuclear conflict would be an extinction level event. We might not survive, there have been numerous studies stating that as the case, so 40,000 people might be generous. In fact the lower percentages, meaning under 5% might be much more realistic. We are talking about at least 70,000 nuclear weapons going off, worse case 25% fail to detonate or are destroyed in some way. That means 52,500 are going off world wide. Now add biological weapons with no means to cure it. Now imagine plagues sweeping through the world's crops, livestock and much of the world's wildlife.this is ridicolous. 0.001%? Thats 40.000 people. There will be more people who literally don't notice the war happened than that.
15% could be possible as a really worst case.
Understand something there is a very high possibility that any nuclear conflict would be an extinction level event. We might not survive, there have been numerous studies stating that as the case, so 40,000 people might be generous. In fact the lower percentages, meaning under 5% might be much more realistic. We are talking about at least 70,000 nuclear weapons going off, worse case 25% fail to detonate or are destroyed in some way. That means 52,500 are going off world wide. Now add biological weapons with no means to cure it. Now imagine plagues sweeping through the world's crops, livestock and much of the world's wildlife.
That is on top of all the people that have medical issues, like diabetes and cancer, organ transplant and asthma. Starvation, dehydration, natural disasters, even weather and naturally occurring climate extremes are going to kill people. Then the injures, suicide and violence.
a boy and his dog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog
Yeah, I'm sure a nuclear war caused by a false alarm would have no negative effects.Population would be ~7.5 billion.
I'm sorry but this Petrov saved the world, just like Blunt saved the world, is just a pop culture myth.
Yeah, I'm sure a nuclear war caused by a false alarm would have no negative effects.![]()
What an unpleasant story.
TL author would be BANNED for writing that here.
Yeah, I'm sure a nuclear war caused by a false alarm would have no negative effects.![]()
By the late 1970's and 1980's they were targets, no one wanted a fleet of either USSR or US/NATO still sailing aroundThat's assuming places like Brazil, Indonesia, and Nigeria somehow got involved and got nuked too which are VERY unlikely to happen. Most of the targets would be in the northern hemisphere, meaning that the southern hemisphere would be relatively good with some climate fluctuations and famines. Argentina, parts of Africa, and other surviving areas might be the new breadbasket of the world. Mexico, India, Brasil, Argentina, and Indonesia would be the new powers in play.
P.S. This thread is fairly recent and there's no red warning sign below on the reply button so I don't think this would as necromancy.