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Electrics go down and don’t come back up -> petrol/gas stations stop working -> supply chains break down, including for food -> mass starvation. Exactly how ma
by dave4420 3y ago
Electrics go down and don’t come back up -> petrol/gas stations stop working -> supply chains break down, including for food -> mass starvation.
Exactly how many people you expect to die will depend on your assumptions. Also on whether it occurs due to a CME (can expect humanitarian aid from the other side of the planet) or military action (other countries probably have more pressing concerns in this scenario).
- TeMPOraL 3y ago> or military action (other countries probably have more pressing concerns in this scenario) I'm starting to think that getting nuked would be preferable to a conventional attack disabling the national grid for prolonged duration. At least for those close to one of the impact sites it would be a faster and more pleasant way to go.
- dave4420 3y agoFor those a little bit further away from ground zero, I imagine a fatal dose of radiation would be slow and painful.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoBut would it be worse than starvation? I imagine that the two combined would hasten a victim's demise, too, which in this scenario might be desirable to the victim.
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