Impact of "Small" Nuclear War on the "Winners"

'Regional' Nuclear War Would Cause Worldwide Destruction
By Alexis Madrigal

This invaluable science note in Wired reviews some of the damage that would result worldwide from a local, "small," contained nuclear conflict, including:

• severe damage to the ozone layer;
• sharp rise in skin cancer;
• global cold wave;
• reduction in global food production, which is already at crisis levels.

These dire results come from a model created by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado; the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.