1st Edition
The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear War
204 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
About the Series -- The Environmental Effects of Nuclear War—An Overview -- The Short-Term Consequences of Nuclear War for Civilians -- Transport and Residence Times of Airborne Radioactivity -- Nuclear Explosions and Atmospheric Ozone -- Radiation Effects on Humans -- The Long-Term Ecological Effects of Nuclear War: Twilight for the Species? -- Current Unresolved Problems in the Evaluation of Environmental Effects of Nuclear War -- What Can the Scientist Do? -- Resolution Passed by the AAAS Council (7 January 1982) -- The Russell-Einstein Manifesto 1955 -- International Council of Scientific Unions -- Resolution of the National Academy of Sciences (27 April 1982) -- Statement of the American Physical Society Issued by the APS Council of the American Physical Society, 23 January 1983 -- Resolution Passed by the AAAS Council (30 May 1983) -- A Statement of the Council of the American Meteorological Society -- Declaration on Prevention of Nuclear War
Biography
Julius London, Gilbert F. White
