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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...I was just remembering such current-events as Desert Storm, Desert Shield,
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...20 years ago...
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Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom,
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...Generally range from 100,000 region to 1,000,000 (with the larger figure from asking civilians if they knew anyone that died in a relatively small sample)
Again, results vary greatly from 20,000-430,000 with the larger figure said to result from associated diseases.
Which were simple global hysteria compared to their actual mortality rates. With 355 deaths from H5N1 and 775 from SARS.
Natural disasters hitting densely populated areas are probably a far greater threat to humanity than what humans can actually do. Imagine a Tsunami hitting the east coast of the USA.