How much devastation would there be if all the nuclear weapons of India and Pakistan were detonated simultaneously?

India and Pakistan are two important and powerful countries in the world. Both countries have nuclear power. This nuclear power is increasing year by year. In this race sometimes Pakistan is ahead and sometimes India is ahead.

Before 2024, Pakistan had more nuclear weapons than India, but in June 2024, when the report of Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) came out, it was revealed that India is now ahead in this race.

Now the question arises that when the nuclear bombs of these two countries explode together, what kind of devastation will be caused in the world. Let us try to find the answer to this imaginary question in today’s news.

Number of nuclear weapons of India and Pakistan

According to a report by Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India currently has a total of 172 nuclear weapons. Whereas Pakistan has 170 nuclear weapons. That means there is not much difference in the number of nuclear weapons between these two countries. Talking about China, it has been said in this report that China has a total of 500 nuclear weapons.

What would happen if nuclear weapons were detonated simultaneously?

The extent of devastation that the nuclear bombs of India and Pakistan can cause if they explode together can be gauged from the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Let us tell you that 75 years ago, on August 6 and 9, when America attacked Hiroshima and Nagasaki with atomic bombs, it is believed that about 1,40,000 people out of the 3,50,000 population of Hiroshima were killed in this attack. That means almost half the population was destroyed. At the same time, about 74,000 people were killed in Nagasaki.