[dewey]

> occupied by deserts, ice floe

Usually nuclear power plants are located close to cities and populated areas and not in the middle of the desert or uninhabited ice fields.

> That's already worse than the consequences of a nuclear meltdown.

In the short term yes, but on a time scale that's longer than a few years I think you'll quickly realize that a meltdown is worse. Will the same war go on in 50 years? Probably not, but the radiation will be...for thousands of years.