Accession Number:
AD0601139
Title:
A REVIEW OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSION PHENOMENA PERTINENT TO PROTECTIVE CONSTRUCTION
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Corporate Author:
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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Report Date:
1964-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
75.0
Abstract:
Specifically oriented to the design of protection from the effects of nuclear weapons, the report deals with the phenomena of the intense or close-in regions not always adequately covered in such otherwise thorough standard works as Glasstones The Effects of Nuclear Weapons. Some features given emphasis are early fireball growth, prompt nuclear radiation near an explosion, cratering and intense ground shock, high-overpressure air blast, hot fireball air and intense thermal exposure, and distribution of debris and afterwinds. The intention, however, was to include information on all aspects of nuclear explosions known to be pertinent to the design of shelters.
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Subject Categories:
- Nuclear Warfare