Korea War Seen Killing Up to 300,000 Even Without Nukes
- Up to 25 million on both sides of border could be affected
- Grim assessment offered by Congressional Research Service
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Renewed conflict on the Korean peninsula could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the first few days alone even if no nuclear weapons are involved, according to a new report by the Congressional Research Service.
Given population densities on the peninsula, military conflict “could affect upwards of 25 million people on either side of the border, including at least 100,000 U.S. citizens,” according to a sent to U.S. lawmakers Friday and obtained by Bloomberg News.