Transcription of The Effects Nuclear Weapons - Atomic Archive
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TheEffectsofNuclearWeaponsCompiled and edited bySamuel Glasstone and Philip J. DolanThird EditionPrepared and published by theUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEand theENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION.~~~~-'!l -:8~" ,,-".,,~ ..01977, ,." .J!'or sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing OlBceWashln~ton. 20402'" ; Iib',c IPREFACEWhen "The Effects of Atomic Weapons " was published in 1950, the explosiveenergy yields of the fission bombs available at that time were equivalent to somethousands of tons ( , kilotons) of TNT. With the development of thermonuclear(fusion) Weapons , having energy yields in the range of millions of tons ( ,megatons) of TNT, a new presentation, entitled "The Effects of Nuclear Weap-ons," was issued in 1957. A completely revised edition was published in 1962 andthis was reprinted with a few changes early in the last version of "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons " was prepared, muchnew information has become available concerning Nuclear Weapons Effects .
CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I-General Principles of Nuclear Explosions. I Characteristics of Nuclear Explosions. I Scientific Basis of Nuclear Explosions.
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Blast Loading and Blast Effects on Structures, Explosions and Blast, Effects of blast pressure on, Explosions, COMBUSTIBLE DUST, RESEARCH, Characteristic overpressure–impulse–distance, Characteristic overpressure–impulse–distance curves for vapour, Blast Injuries ”True Weapons of Mass Destruction, BLAST RESISTANT BUILDING