Edinburgh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – If Russia were to use nuclear weapons on Scotland’s four largest cities, over half a million people would perish in the first 24 hours. That’s the horrifying scene on the Nukemap website, which simulates the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. We previously discussed the aftermath of a Russian Topol (SS-25) warhead detonation over Faslane and Edinburgh.
And if a bomb were dropped on Glasgow, there would be 326,000 deaths by the end of the first day. Buildings like the St. Enoch Centre, Glasgow Central, and George Square would be annihilated in a second, wiping out anybody within the first ring. Let’s talk about the Nuclear targets in Scotland.
Most Disastrous Nuclear Targets in Scotland
NUKEMAP’s modelling demonstrates that the explosion of a nuclear bomb with a yield of 100 kilotons in the central business district of Glasgow would produce a fireball with a diameter of 500 meters. The explosion would cause damage to buildings located up to 5.5 kilometres away from the explosion location.
Thermal radiation would spread across an area of roughly 50 square kilometres, from Govan Hill in the south to Maryhill in the north, delivering potentially lethal levels of radiation and third-degree burns to anybody in the vicinity. Maryhill is located in the north. More than 73,000 people would lose their lives, and more than twice as many would sustain injuries.
If the wind were blowing from southwest to northeast, the predominant wind direction in Glasgow, radioactive fallout would be blown into Stirling, Perth, and Dundee, covering a total area of almost 4,000 square kilometres. There is a potential for many more individuals to pass away as a result of radiation illness or cancer, depending on the amount of exposure they have received.
Because radioactive particles would pollute the land and the water, it would be dangerous to ingest the products of animals raised in the region, such as milk and meat, as well as the crops cultivated there.
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West Coast in Danger
Duncan Macintosh, who serves as the secretary of the Renfrewshire CND, is concerned that the west coast of Scotland would be an easy target if a nuclear war broke out.
He made the following statement: “There are dangers just in these convoys going up and down our roads, but if you consider that recently Putin and the Russians specifically mentioned Britain in terms of a nuclear war. “It would be suicidal for the Russians [to attack Britain], and it would be suicidal for the whole world. But if it were to take place, I do not doubt that Faslane would be their objective. It is quite upsetting to consider.”
He continued by saying, “It is not simply a celebration, but it is also a warning to us. That an even more dire scenario is always a possibility, especially for those of us who live in Scotland. And there will always be a significant risk so long as these weapons are in circulation. Accidents do happen.”
After Germany’s unconditional surrender, the Allied powers spent the last year of World War Two focusing their efforts on Japan and finding a settlement to the conflict raging in the Pacific.
The Japanese were given an ultimatum to either surrender or risk total devastation and chose to surrender. The cautionary statement was disregarded. On August 6, 1945, the United States launched a bomb on Hiroshima, and then three days later, on August 9, 1945, they unleashed another bomb on Nagasaki. Between 129,000 and 226,000 persons, the vast majority of civilians were murdered due to the two attacks. Six days later, on August 15, 1945, Japan finally capitulated and surrendered. Those who are going to be attending the commemorative ceremony are urged to meet in the parking lot of Barshaw Park at 5 o’clock to make the short walk to the garden.
Conclusion
There is no discrimination in the killing that nuclear bombs do. Even for individuals lucky enough to escape a nuclear explosion, the long-term effects on their health and the environment are devastating. The dangers of a nuclear conflict are unacceptably high since there are Nuclear targets in Scotland. The Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Clyde, which is the home of nuclear submarines armed with Trident missiles and is located at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is believed by some to be a primary reason why the west coast of Scotland would be an obvious target in the event of a nuclear war. This is due to the large nuclear presence located on Scotland’s west coast.
