Nuclear weapons and nuclear war

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5591578

Cassel, C; McCally, M; Abraham, H

This book examines the potential radiation hazards and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons. Topics considered include medical responsibility and thermonuclear war, the threat of nuclear war, nuclear weaponry, biological effects, radiation injury, decontamination, long-term effects, ecological effects, psychological aspects, the economic implications of nuclear weapons and war, ethics, civil defense, arms control, nuclear winter, and long-term biological consequences of nuclear war.

• OSTI ID: 5591578
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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