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by familysized 2464 days ago
How is having water problems related to having nuclear weapons? Please explain.
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Lack of water leads to breakdown in civil society, which can end up in civil war.

Also, India, Pakistan and China all depend on the Himalayan glaciers for water. With global warming, those glaciers are melting down, and there is likely to be a demand to secure water sources.

Three nuclear powers fighting over a scarce, essential resource is not going to be fun.