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The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear War

Author : Julius London,Gilbert F White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000301069

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The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear War by Julius London,Gilbert F White Pdf

This book assesses the current available information concerning the major scientific problems related to environmental consequences of a possible nuclear war. The contributors address a broad range of topics, among them the effects of blast, heat, and local radioactive fallout; the likely dispersal patterns and residence times of radioactive debris in the troposphere and stratosphere; the probable long-term effects on both the local and global biosphere and radiological consequences for humans; the effect on the global environment of widespread fires in urban and industrialized regions; and the likely significant decrease of stratospheric ozone with a resulting long-term increase in harmful UV radiation received at the ground. The authors point to problem areas where current information is inadequate or completely lacking and discuss the role of the scientist in developing such information as a contribution to the elimination of the nuclear war threat.

Biological and Environmental Effects of Nuclear War

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Nuclear warfare
ISBN : UIUC:30112106674762

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The Medical Implications of Nuclear War

Author : Fred Solomon,Robert Q. Marston,Lewis Thomas,Steering Committee for the Symposium on the Medical Implications of Nuclear War,Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1986-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309078660

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The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fred Solomon,Robert Q. Marston,Lewis Thomas,Steering Committee for the Symposium on the Medical Implications of Nuclear War,Institute of Medicine Pdf

Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devastation of human health from a nuclear attack. The most comprehensive work yet produced on this subject, The Medical Implications of Nuclear War includes an overview of the potential environmental and physical effects of nuclear bombardment, describes the problems of choosing who among the injured would get the scarce medical care available, addresses the nuclear arms race from a psychosocial perspective, and reviews the medical needs--in contrast to the medical resources likely to be available--after a nuclear attack. "It should serve as the definitive statement on the consequences of nuclear war."--Arms Control Today

Biological and Environmental Effects of Nuclear War

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Nuclear warfare
ISBN : LOC:00025472998

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Biological and Environmental Effects of Nuclear War by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation Pdf

Nuclear Winter

Author : M.A. Harwell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461252887

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Nuclear Winter by M.A. Harwell Pdf

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 . .

Biological and Environmental Effects of Nuclear War

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1097478285

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Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, Physical and Atmospheric Effects

Author : A. B. Pittock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018211311

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Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, Physical and Atmospheric Effects by A. B. Pittock Pdf

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.

The Consequences of Nuclear War on the Global Environment

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Atomic bomb
ISBN : SRLF:AA0008331498

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The Consequences of Nuclear War on the Global Environment by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology Pdf

Radioactive Heaven and Earth

Author : IPPNW International Commission to Investigate the Health and Environmental Effects of Nuclear Weapons Production
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025282917

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Radioactive Heaven and Earth by IPPNW International Commission to Investigate the Health and Environmental Effects of Nuclear Weapons Production Pdf

Nuclear Wastelands

Author : International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War,Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0262632047

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Nuclear Wastelands by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War,Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Pdf

A handbook for scholars, students, policy makers, journalists, and peace and environmental activists.A handbook for scholars, students, policy makers, journalists, and peace and environmental activists, Nuclear Wastelands provides concise histories of the development of nuclear weapons programs of every declared and de facto nuclear weapons power, as well as detailed surveys of the health and environmental effects of this development both in these countries and in non-nuclear nations involved in nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining. Among the more obvious but largely deferred costs of the Cold War are those related to the management of radioactive waste. The world is burdened with thousands of unwanted nuclear devices and mounting surpluses of weapons-grade plutonium and enriched uranium. In addition, the process of weapons production and testing has left many lands, aquifers, rivers, lakes, and seas contaminated by a multitude of weapons-related poisons. This book follows the production process step by step and country by country from uranium mining to the final assembly and storage of weapons, analyzing the potential hazards of each step and compiling the most complete information available on the actual health and environmental effects, in each country involved. Nuclear Wastelands includes a wealth of information that has only recently come to light, particularly on the nuclear weapons program of the former Soviet Union. It also features critical analyses of official public communications concerning the health and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons production, bringing to light governmental secrecy and outright deception that have led to the subversion of democratic principles, and have camouflaged the damage done to the very people and lands the weapons were meant to safeguard.

Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, Ecological and Agricultural Effects

Author : Mark A. Harwell,Thomas C. Hutchinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018210800

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Environmental Consequences of Nuclear War, Ecological and Agricultural Effects by Mark A. Harwell,Thomas C. Hutchinson Pdf

This book is the second volume in the series to discuss the state of scientific knowledge of the possible environmental consequences of nuclear war, which concentrates on the ecological and agricultural and human effects. The first volume concentrates on the physical and atmospheric effects of nuclear war. This volume will benefit environmental scientists, ecologists, agriculturalists, sociologists, and government officials.

Planet Earth in Jeopardy

Author : Lydia Dotto
Publisher : Chinchester : Published on behalf on the Scientific Committeeon Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) by Wiley
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1986-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105030613322

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Planet Earth in Jeopardy by Lydia Dotto Pdf

Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment. Discusses the climactic changes which could result in worldwide famine.

Nuclear Winter

Author : M.A. Harwell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1984-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387960937

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Nuclear Winter by M.A. Harwell Pdf

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 . .