Nuclear Defense Not Just a Cold War Problem
Nuclear Defense Not Just a Cold War Problem DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 7/2/2021 iStock illustration The threat and consequences from nuclear or radiological events remain as real today as at any time since the advent of nuclear weapons. The employment of a nuclear weapon would have devasting effects that include blast, thermal, electromagnetic pulse and radiological fallout. We have seen that radiological hazards can also result from natural disasters that damage nuclear power plants, such as the events from the 2014 tsunami in Japan. While blast and thermal eff...
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