Nuclear explosions and earthquakes. The parted vail

Bolt, B A

Title: Nuclear explosions and earthquakes. The parted vail

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To police a nuclear test ban treaty effectively, scientists must be able to distinguish between a natural earthquake and the seismic shock of an underground nuclear explosion. Yet, during the late 1950s while the first rounds of talks on banning nuclear weapons tests were in progress, scientists had no rigorous techniques for making this distinction. The scientific and political problems that had to be faced by seismologists as they attempted to detect secret nuclear tests are discussed. Some of the larger issues surrounding nuclear explosions, including their social and environmental hazards and their peaceful engineering uses in mining and energy production, are explored.

Authors:: Bolt, B A

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI Identifier:: 5337118

Resource Type:: Book

Resource Relation:: Related Information: Series of Books in Geology

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; EARTHQUAKES; SEISMIC DETECTION; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETECTION; SEISMIC EVENTS; 450300* - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense- Nuclear Explosion Detection

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