Panicked Officials Preparing for Trump's War Going Nuclear

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The World Health Organization hopes the conflict does not escalate into the “worst-case scenario.”

Officials at the World Health Organization are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump’s war with Iran could escalate into a nuclear catastrophe.

Hanan Balkhy, the WHO’s regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean, told Politico that U.N. officials are monitoring the region in case the U.S. or Israel targets one of Iran’s nuclear sites, adding that officials are “vigilant” about how far the conflict could escalate.

“The worst-case scenario is a nuclear incident, and that’s something that worries us the most,” Balkhy said. “As much as we prepare, there’s nothing that can prevent the harm that will come… the region’s way—and globally if this eventually happens—and the consequences are going to last for decades.”

Balkhy said WHO staff are preparing for several possible scenarios, including an attack on a nuclear facility or the use of a nuclear weapon. “We are thinking about it, and we’re just really hoping that it does not happen,” she said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/panicked-officials-preparing-for-donald-trumps-iran-war-going-nuclear/