The Effects of Nuclear War
Chapter IV
CASE 3: A COUNTERFORCE ATTACK AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION
Long-Term Effects
Chapter V discusses the likely long-term health hazards from such an attack.
All things considered, an attack of this nature could be somewhat less damaging than World War II was to the Soviet Union, and Soviet recovery from that conflict was complete. However, it helped that in 1945 the Soviets were victorious and able to draw on resources from Eastern Europe. Much would depend on whether the aftermath of this attack found the Soviet people pleased or appalled at the results of the war and on the relative power and attitudes of the Soviets’ neighbors.