The Effects of Nuclear War
Author | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B3909674 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1979 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B3909674 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2005-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780309096737 |
ISBN-13 | : 0309096731 |
Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Underground facilities are used extensively by many nations to conceal and protect strategic military functions and weapons' stockpiles. Because of their depth and hardened status, however, many of these strategic hard and deeply buried targets could only be put at risk by conventional or nuclear earth penetrating weapons (EPW). Recently, an engineering feasibility study, the robust nuclear earth penetrator program, was started by DOE and DOD to determine if a more effective EPW could be designed using major components of existing nuclear weapons. This activity has created some controversy about, among other things, the level of collateral damage that would ensue if such a weapon were used. To help clarify this issue, the Congress, in P.L. 107-314, directed the Secretary of Defense to request from the NRC a study of the anticipated health and environmental effects of nuclear earth-penetrators and other weapons and the effect of both conventional and nuclear weapons against the storage of biological and chemical weapons. This report provides the results of those analyses. Based on detailed numerical calculations, the report presents a series of findings comparing the effectiveness and expected collateral damage of nuclear EPW and surface nuclear weapons under a variety of conditions.
Author | : Carole Gallagher |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 475 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780262071468 |
ISBN-13 | : 0262071460 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
One photojournalist's decade-long commitment, a gripping collection of portraits and interviews of those whose lives were crossed by radioactive fallout.
Author | : United States. Defense Atomic Support Agency |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 752 |
Release | : 1962 |
ISBN-10 | : MINN:31951D01819387Y |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (7Y Downloads) |
Author | : Joseph Rotblat |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-10 | : UVA:X000485002 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Author | : M.A. Harwell |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781461252887 |
ISBN-13 | : 1461252881 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
In 1982, three conservationists in the United States discussed a growing concern they shared about the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war; they wondered what such a war would do to the air, the water, the soils 1 the natural systems upon which all life depends. I was one of those three; the others were executives of two philanthropic foundations, Robert L. Allen of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the late Robert W. Scrivner of the Rockefeller Family Fund. Together we began trying to! find out what the scientific community was doing about the problem and what steps could be taken to alert the environmental movement to the need to address the subject. We knew that a large-scale nuclear war might kill from 300 million to a billion people outright and that another billion could suffer serious injuries requiring immediate medical attention, care that would be largely unavailable. But what kind of world wouldisurvivors face? Would the long-term consequences prove to humanity and survival of all species than the to be even more serious immediate effects? We found that comparatively little scientific research had been done about the envifonmental consequences of a nuclear war of the magni tude that toda,y's huge arsenal could unleash . .
Author | : A. B. Pittock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015018211311 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
The first volume of a work discussing the state of scientific knowledge of the possible environmental consequences of nuclear war. It presents a consensus as to the effects nuclear detonations might have on climate, ecosystems and food supply.
Author | : William J. Schull |
Publisher | : Wiley-Liss |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1995-09-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 0471125245 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780471125242 |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Presenting a monumental achievement: 50 years of data cataloging the immediate, long-term, and hereditary effects of atomic radiation on the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. Authored by one of the key members of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission founded in 1947, this unique work documents the critical findings and conclusions of the longest ongoing medical study in history; it will surely become the foundation for all future investigations and standards regarding the bioeffects of ionizing radiation. "In my opinion, Dr. Schull has written a very interesting and accurate account of the atomic bomb follow-up program in Japan. He writes extremely well, with areas of his particular scientific interest described in great detail. He also describes events and the social implications in a manner that has broad, general appeal." —Stuart C. Finch, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey "A history of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki study is badly needed. I was very happy to hear that Jack Schull was working on such a project, and it is an understatement to say that I am anxious to see it published." —Seymour Jablon, PhD Bethesda, Maryland "Rarely in the history of a program will one have a nearly 50-year account from an eyewitness and major participant, beginning with the program's onset to the present. Jack's book offers the reader this extraordinary insight into the birth and development of the study of the A-bomb survivors. Moreover, he has served on all major national and international commissions dealing with radiation protection and risk assessment and he interweaves the Japanese studies into the radiation risk issues in a way that few, if any, other contemporary scientists can." —Seymour Abrahamson, PhD Radiation Effects Research Foundation On August 6 and 9, 1945, the only atomic bombs ever used in warfare were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destruction and death caused by those bombings presented the world with a vivid portrait of the dangers of the atomic age. However, the thousands of bomb survivors have given scientists a massive, firsthand perspective on the bioeffects of radioactivity. It is the study of these survivors that forms the foundation of the modern understanding of the immediate, long-term, and hereditary consequences of exposure to ionizing radiation. Effects of Atomic Radiation: A Half-Century of Studies from Hiroshima and Nagasaki is the definitive account of the methods, findings, and conclusions of the 50-year study on the survivors of the atomic bomb blasts. It is a truly monumental work, surveying a colossal body of data to offer a comprehensive, unified, and authoritative summary of not only the scientific study itself, but the personal, social, and political factors that have shaped the investigation from its inception. The book goes beyond the simple compilation of facts, giving the reader unique insight into this unprecedented research project and exploring the complex web of subjective perceptions and fears that color popular, national, and even scientific views of radiation exposure in moderate and extreme cases. Authored by Dr. William J. Schull, perhaps the single most influential scientist involved in the studies, this book conveys both his authority and sensitivity. Dr. Schull arrived in Japan in 1949 and was instrumental in the development of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. Since then, he has been one of the driving forces behind the largest medical follow-up study ever undertaken. His years spent working directly with bomb survivors imbue his narrative with a compelling personal history, and his service on numerous national and international committees studying ionizing radiation give him a broad, authoritative perspective on the implications of the ABCC's work. Effects of Atomic Radiation: A Half-Century of Studies from Hiroshima and Nagasaki is first and foremost a scientific work, summarizing the core findings of the definitive study on radiation exposure; while throughout the book, the author provides personal accounts that illustrate the human dimensions of the bombings. In a world where nuclear power is increasing and exposure to radiation is a daily occurrence, this book is essential reading for all scientists associated with public, private, or governmental institutions that set standards of acceptability for exposure.
Author | : Bruce G. Blair |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015029293142 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS
Author | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1980 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B3909675 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |