The Effects of Nuclear War

A NUCLEAR WEAPON OVER DETROIT OR LENINGRAD: A TUTORIAL ON THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

• Introduction
• General Description of Effects
  • Blast
  • Direct Nuclear Radiation
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Fires
  • Electromagnetic Pulse
  • Fallout
  • Combined Injuries (Synergism)
• Detroit and Leningrad
  • 1 Mt on the Surface in Detroit
    • Physical Damage
    • Infrastructure Status
    • Radioactive Fallout
    • Summary
  • 1-Mt Air Burst on Detroit
  • 25-Mt Air Burst on Detroit
  • Leningrad
  • 1-Mt and 9-Mt Air Bursts on Leningrad
  • Ten 40-kt Air Bursts on Leningrad
• 1-kt Terrorist Weapon at Ground Level

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