If you believe the most apocalyptic nuclear winter scenarios, which project a 10-degree C reduction in northern hemisphere temperatures for years in the case of a full nuclear exchange, the vast majority of deaths will come from starvation. Thus, most deaths will be from countries dependent on food imports, no stockpiles, low ability to expand land under cultivation, and low fertilizer production.
That sounds a lot like the Middle East. The developed countries in the northern hemisphere will likely use their industrial wealth and agricultural know-how to help countries in the tropics like Brazil convert rainforests into farmland, but there will still be food shortages. Countries like Egypt simply have little to exchange for food that is now bid up to extreme prices.
If you believe the most apocalyptic nuclear winter scenarios, which project a 10-degree C reduction in northern hemisphere temperatures for years in the case of a full nuclear exchange, the vast majority of deaths will come from starvation. Thus, most deaths will be from countries dependent on food imports, no stockpiles, low ability to expand land under cultivation, and low fertilizer production.
That sounds a lot like the Middle East. The developed countries in the northern hemisphere will likely use their industrial wealth and agricultural know-how to help countries in the tropics like Brazil convert rainforests into farmland, but there will still be food shortages. Countries like Egypt simply have little to exchange for food that is now bid up to extreme prices.