The United States Department of Defense has issued an order for a study to be conducted that will simulate what kind of impact a nuclear conflict could potentially have on global agriculture. No doubt this is coming about as a result of the heightened tension on the geopolitical stage that has come about as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, where there have been threats of the use of nuclear weapons since the war started. Is this a sign that the powers-that-be are expecting this particular conflict to quickly blossom into a global one that will feature nuclear bombs being dropped on Eastern Europe?
If that happens, you can guarantee World War III has begun. And it will be ugly. Not only will troops be fighting on the ground, but you’ll have naval and arial battles, along with cyberattacks as the nature of our warfare is far more technological today than it was in World War II.
According to Signs of the Times:
The US Defense Department has ordered a study to simulate the impact of a nuclear conflict on global agriculture. According to a solicitation notice posted on a government procurement platform, the study will focus on regions “beyond Eastern Europe and Western Russia,” which in the simulation is the epicenter of the hypothetical nuclear weapons deployment. The project will be spearheaded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).
According to the notice posted earlier this week, the ERDC has already chosen Terra Analytics, a Colorado-based company that specializes in advanced data visualization and analyses, as the contractor. However, it states that other potential contractors are invited to share their proposals if they are able to provide similar services. The notice lists requirements for contractors to fulfill, such as providing personnel, equipment, facilities, supervision, and other items necessary to conduct the study. The contractor would, among other things, need to incorporate aerial mapping in the simulation and model a scenario in which a “non-destructive nuclear event” takes place. The cost of the contract has been set at $34 million.
It’s not clear from the notice what the Pentagon is going to actually use the study for. However, the Federation of American Scientists have stated that both Washington and Moscow are the two governments with the largest nuclear arsenals on the planet with 5,000 and 5,500 warheads apiece. Just a month ago, The New York Times reported that the Biden-Harris administration has approved a new version of its nuclear strategy. The article told American forces to be prepared for possible nuclear confrontations with Russia, North Korea, or China.
“Russia has often warned that the West’s military support of the Ukrainian government could exacerbate the current conflict, turning it into a world war. Russian policymakers have recently been considering making adjustments to the country’s own atomic doctrine to provide for pre-emptive nuclear strikes. Moscow has, however, consistently stated that a nuclear war must never be fought,” the report finished.
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