| Vindplaats: | A 3.64 |
| Titel: | Nuclear weapons and nuclear war |
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| Samenvatting: | The treat of nuclear war is by far the greatest potential public health hazard we face today. The traditional role of the medical professional in preserving life is being put to the ultimate test. For there is only one "treatment" possible against the hazards of nuclear weapons - prevention of their use. In their roles as trusted advisers, heath personnel must be called upon to take the active role in educating the public on the health risks of nuclear confrontation.
'Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear War' is a unique primer for health professionals on the perils of the nuclear age. This collection contains articles by the leading authorities on nuclear issues and represents the first time that the primary source material for all the recent nuclear literature has been gathered together in one volume. As such, the selection includes varying viewpoints on all dimensions of the nuclear question, including the long- and short-term effects of nuclear confrontation, possible ecological damage, psychological anxieties produced by the threat of inconceivable destruction, ethics, economic consequences, civil defense, and arms control. This volume presents research sponsored by such highly esteemed institutions as The Office of Technology Assessment, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the National Academy of Sciences.
With over the 50.000 warheads now in the arsenals of the superpowers, some over 200 times more powerful than the bomb leveled Hiroshima, it estimated that a nuclear confrontation would result in immediate death to millions of civilians. And as documented from the relatively small scale blasts of Word War II, secondary effects - including firestorms, radiation, and depletion of the ozone layer - would cause untold additional fatalities and injuries. With an estimated ratio of one surviving physicain for each 1700 medical emergencies in the event of a moderate atomic blast in a large city, any health personnel would be rendered helpless.
Faced with the above scenario, one fact is clear - no effective medical response would be possible in the event of a nuclear confrontation. 'Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear War' is a sourcebook for any health professional committed to preserving live in the nuclear age. |
| Redactie: | Christine Cassel, M.D., Michael McCally, M.D., Henry Abraham, M.D. |
| Uitgever: | Praeger |
| Jaar van uitgave: | 1984 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Aantal aanwezig: | 1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0-03-063873-9 |
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| Ondertitel: | A Sourcebook for health professionals |
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| Opmerkingen: | In Archief. Enkele tabellen. |
| Aantal pagina's: | 553 |
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| Trefwoorden: | kernwapens, kernoorlog, gezondheidszorg, milieu, straling, vervuiling, medisch personeel, ecologie, psychologie, nucleaire wapenwedloop, geweldloze weerbaarheid, economie, ethiek, civiele verdediging, wapenbeheersing, nucleaire winter, naslagwerk, |