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Appendix: Evolution of Knowledge About Long-Term Nuclear Effects
Appendix: Evolution of Knowledge About Long-Term Nuclear Effects
Pages 185-188
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Blast effects were finally settled on because they were certain to occur with each explosion; fire was considered a secondary effect, as was prompt radioactive fallout from surface bursts. With the growth of the arsenals, scientists became concerned that severe global environmental effects might occur if even a fraction of the existing nuclear weapons were detonated.
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of the global ozone burden could occur. The NRC report judged that the likely climatic impact of nuclear dust from 10,000 Mt of high-yield surface explosions would probably be no more than the slight cooling produced by the great Krakatau eruption of 1883; but it noted a large uncertainty in these findings.
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Thus, nearly four decades after the introduction of nuclear weapons technology, a series of unplanned, separate scientific developments has led to a reevaluation of our understanding of the global effects of nuclear war. One can ask whether even now the full range of physical consequences -- let alone the biological effects -- of nuclear warfare is within our comprehension.
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National Research Council (1975) Long-Term Worldwide Effects of Multiple Nuclear Weapons Detonations.
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