Download or read book Radiological defense written by and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radiological Defense written by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Principles of Military Defense Against Atomic Weapons written by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radiological Defense Volume 2 The Principles of Military Defense Against Atomic Weapons written by ARMED FORCES SPECIAL WEAPONS PROJECT WASHINGTON DC JOINT CROSSROADS COMMITTEE. and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Partial contents: The atomic explosion; Characteristics of an airburst, subsurface and surface bursts; Radiological warfare; Effects of atomic explosions on structures and meteriel, and on personnel; Recognition, measurement and evaluation of radiation hazards; Protection of personnel; Decontamination; Emergency control measures; and Military organization and training for atomic defense.
Download or read book U S Defense Plan Against Clandestine Nuclear Attacks written by Department of Defense and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, it would be easy for adversaries to introduce and detonate a nuclear explosive clandestinely in the United States. In or near a city, such an explosion would kill a great many people. Any nuclear explosion by an adversary against the United States would have repercussions that could profoundly impact the nation politically, economically, and even culturally in a variety of ways. Events would be set in motion that could affect world history, perhaps in catastrophic ways.It is a central thesis of this report that a clandestine nuclear attack and the defense against it should be treated as an emerging aspect of strategic warfare. U.S. DEFENSE PLAN AGAINST NUCLEAR ATTACKS provides information relating to: .DoD's main operational roles and missions: Discussion and recommendations.Clandestine attack scenarios vs. protection architectures.Imperfect defenses and improvements to intelligence capabilities .Operational changes and increased radiation detection performance.Plans for achieving the needed capabilities and effective implementationIncludes a handbook intended to supply information for use in making a preliminary assessment of a situation in which possible chemical, biological or radiological materials is suspected along with a comprehensive glossary of terms and list of additional reference materials.THE DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE was established in March 2002 as part of the ongoing Defense Science Board's examination the Department of Defense's capabilities to deal with the issues of strategic terrorism and WMD proliferation. The Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook was produced by the Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBRN) Subcommittee of the Interagency Intelligence Committee on Terrorism (IICT).
Download or read book Principles of Radiation and Contamination Control Technical information relating to nuclear weapons effects by R A Sulit E J Leahy and A L Baletti written by United States. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Francisco and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Nuclear Attack Doctrine written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the official U.S. Air Force (USAF) doctrine for nuclear war, addressing the issue of command and control, and clearly stating that only the President can make explicit orders to employ nuclear weapons at any level. This doctrine document was updated in 2015. Air Force nuclear forces consist of delivery systems; nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) capabilities; personnel; and the physical infrastructure for sustainment. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and dual-capable bombers and fighters are the Air Force's delivery platforms. Combined with the Navy's submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and other assets, these forces form the nuclear triad. Each nuclear-capable system offers distinct advantages. SLBMs offer survivability whereas ICBMs are the most responsive, offering prompt, on-alert capability combined with dispersed fielding; also, attacks on ICBMs are unambiguous attacks against the United States. Dual-capable bomber and fighter aircraft offer mission flexibility and a capability to provide distinct signaling in a crisis through posturing to alert and through shows of force. Deterrence, extended deterrence, assurance, dissuasion, and defeat stem from the credibility of our nuclear capabilities in the minds of those we seek to deter, assure, or dissuade. The objectives of deterring adversaries and assuring allies require visible and credible nuclear capabilities. This credibility is attained through focused day-today training, periodic exercises, and regular inspections which underpin the credibility of US nuclear capability. As a bonus, this reproduction also includes the historic vintage 1961 civil defense document about radioactive fallout and shelters. Written during the most dangerous days of the Cold War, this guide was designed to advise Americans on what to do after a thermonuclear attack. The text reads: "There is no escaping the fact that nuclear conflict would leave a tragic world. The areas of blast and fire would be scenes of havoc, devastation, and death. For the part of the country outside the immediate range of the explosions, it would be a time of extraordinary hardship-both for the Nation and for the individual. The effects of fallout radiation would be present in areas not decontaminated. Transportation and communication would be disrupted. The Nation would be prey to strange rumors and fears. But if effective precautions have been taken in advance, it need not be a time of despair. These are somber subjects, and they presuppose a catastrophe which can be made very unlikely by wise and positive policies, pursued with imagination and faith. Still, realistic preparation for what might happen is far more useful than blindness, whether from fear or ignorance. A sane and sober person can assume that, whatever comes to pass, he would draw on his reserve of courage and intelligence-and the unquenchable will to live-and begin to build again."
Download or read book Nuclear Weapons under International Law written by Gro Nystuen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nuclear Weapons under International Law is a comprehensive treatment of nuclear weapons under key international law regimes. It critically reviews international law governing nuclear weapons with regard to the inter-state use of force, international humanitarian law, human rights law, disarmament law, and environmental law, and discusses where relevant the International Court of Justice's 1996 Advisory Opinion. Unique in its approach, it draws upon contributions from expert legal scholars and international law practitioners who have worked with conventional and non-conventional arms control and disarmament issues. As a result, this book embraces academic consideration of legal questions within the context of broader political debates about the status of nuclear weapons under international law.
Download or read book Nuclear Weapons and International Law written by Charles J. Moxley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 1135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume book provides a comprehensive analysis of the lawfulness of the use of nuclear weapons, based on existing international law, established facts as to nuclear weapons and their effects, and nuclear weapons policies and plans of the United States. Based on detailed analysis of the facts and law, Professor Moxley shows that the United States’ arguments that uses of nuclear weapons, including low-yield nuclear weapons, could be lawful do not withstand analysis. Moxley opens by examining established rules of international law governing the use of nuclear weapons, first analyzing this body of law based on the United States’ own statements of the matter and then extending the analysis to include requirements of international law that the United States overlooks in its assessment of the lawfulness of potential nuclear weapons uses. He then develops in detail the known facts as to nuclear weapons and their consequences and U.S. policies and plans concerning such matters. He describes the risks of deterrence and the existential nature of the effects of nuclear war on human life and civilization. He proceeds to pull it all together, applying the law to the facts and demonstrating that known nuclear weapons effects cannot comply with such legal requirements as those of distinction, proportionality, necessity, precaution, the corollary requirement of controllability, and the law of reprisal. Moxley shows that, when the United States goes to apply international law to potential nuclear weapons uses, it distorts the law as it has itself articulated it, overlooks law in such areas as causation, risk analysis, mens rea, and per se rules, and disregards known risks as to nuclear weapons effects, including radioactive fallout, nuclear winter, electromagnetic pulses, and potential escalation. He then shows that the policy of deterrence is unlawful because the use of such weapons would be unlawful. Moxley urges that the United States and other nuclear weapons States take heed of the requirements of international law as to nuclear weapons threat and use. He argues that law can be a positive force in society’s addressing existential risks posed by nuclear weapons and the policy of nuclear deterrence.
Download or read book The Physician in Atomic Defense written by Thad P. Sears and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atomic Warfare Defense written by Bureau Of Naval Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide To The U.S. Military Use Of Nuclear Weapons At The Advent Of The Cold War. Illustrated Throughout With Photographs And Diagrams: The Effects Of Atomic Weapons, Defense Against Atomic Attack, Radiation Detection, Decontamination, And More.
Download or read book Civil Defense Booklets written by Department U. S. Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Civil Defense Booklets" is the 2nd volume in The Red Dog Nuclear Survival Series. The book contains four official U.S. government civil defense booklets spanning the course of the cold war. Clearly written and richly illustrated, it serves as an essential information resource for those learning to survive the effects of nuclear weapons. Topics covered include tips on surviving the blastwave; the use of shielding against radiation; how to build fallout shelters; assembling shelter supplies; coping with the problems of shelter living; dealing with radiation sickness; and the practical steps needed for recovery across the community. Includes a range of shelter designs.
Download or read book Doctrine for Joint Operations written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principles of Radiation and Contamination Control Technical information relating to nuclear weapons effects by R A Sulit E J Leahy and A L Baietti written by U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radiological Defense Planning Guide written by John F. Batter and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this radiological defense planning study was the development of effective model radiological defense plans for civil defense organization levels from locality to state. These plans are designed to minimize the number of casualties that would occur from radiological fallout in the event of an enemy nuclear attack. The project has been carried out with maximum emphasis on the physical principles governing radiological fallout and on the approach to planning provided by methods of operations research. Greatest emphasis has been placed on plans for the local level and for other organizations below state for two reasons: 1) It is at these levels that the non-military protection actions must be taken. 2) The planning at the federal and state levels is well advanced relative to that at the lower levels.
Download or read book Military Radiobiology written by James J. Conklin and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Military Radiobiology: A Perspective; Physical Principles of Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Weapons Fallout; Ionizing Radiations and Their Interactions with Matter; Cellular Radiation Biology; Radiation Effects on the Lymphohematopoietic System: A Compromise in Immune Competency; Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Gastrointestinal Physiology; Postirradiation Cardiovascular Dysfunction; Acute Radiation Syndrome; The Combined Injury Syndrome; Mechanisms and Management of Infectious Complications of Combined Injury; Diagnosis, Triage, and Treatment of Casualties; Internal Contamination with Medically Significant Radionuclides; Radioprotectants; Psychological Effects of Nuclear Warfare; Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Behavior and the Brain; Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Procedure; Management of Radiation Accidents; Medical Operations in Nuclear War; Low-Level Effects. (Reprints).
Download or read book Principles of Radiation and Contamination Control Technical information relating to nuclear weapons effects by R A Sulit E J Leahy and A L Baietti written by United States. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, San Francisco and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
