The radiological effects of nuclear war

The conclusion of the British Institute of Radiology Working Party are summarized under the following headings: 1) Physical principles of the various types of weapons 2) Modes of damage in a nuclear explosion, initial radiation gamma and neutron, blast and shock waves through air and ground, thermal radiation from the fireball, residual radiation fallout, other effects the electromagnetic pulse, ozone depletion, etc. 3) The immediate medical effects of radiation from nuclear explosions 4) Long term medical effects of nuclear explosions. (U.K.). 3 refs., 19 figs., 4 tabs