Egyptian nuclear expert plays down the probability of a nuclear war

Dr. Mohammed Abdul Rahman Salama, the head of the regulation's department of the Egyptian Atomic Energy Organization, said yesterday that a nuclear war is not probable, saying that the less developed and developed countries are totally aware of the harmful effects this war would have, especially on the environment.

He condemned the nuclear explosions in India and Pakistan as a matter of displaying force between the two countries, saying that the nuclear explosions under the surface of the earth have no harmful effects on the environment.