Question 24
ComprehensionJAMB 1989 Passage V: Nuclear war and the developing countries
The evidence given so far demonstrates that a nuclear exchange in the Northern Hemisphere would have an unavoidable global aftermath making the continued existence of mankind impossible any where. It is also very improbable that a nuclear exchange would be confined exclusively to the vicinity of the industrialized states. Current developments indicate that a nuclear disaster would be carried into the territories of the developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. These developments include the preparations being made by aggressive forces for the armed seizure of the Middle East oil fields, the nuclear missile deployment in the south of Western Europe, the establishment of military bases for the Rapid Deployment of Forces in North Africa and the Indian Ocean, and the tensions in the South Atlantic and the Caribbean.
According to the author, current world developments point to
- A.an exclusive destruction of the developing countries
- B.a likely spread of nuclear calamity to the Third World
- C.nuclear exchange taking place in Africa, Asia and Latin America
- D.a confrontation between the industrialized and the developing countries
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Answer: B (a likely spread of nuclear calamity to the Third World)
Explanation
The passage says 'Current developments indicate that a nuclear disaster would be carried into the territories of the developing countries', which is a likely spread to the Third World.