>The only question is which country (or countries) will be first to attempt it, and what will trigger them to act. The capability + motivation factors certainl

>The only question is which country (or countries) will be first to attempt it, and what will trigger them to act. The capability + motivation factors certainly point to India as the most likely candidate, since they're among the closest to disastrous wet-bulb temperatures and have a domestic nuclear umbrella that allows them to say "and what are you going to do about that?". If a heat wave makes it impossible or deadly to harvest crops at a critical moment, panic is a possible outcome.