NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND PROTECTION FROM THEM

Abstract

Contents: General characteristics of nuclear weapons; Characteristics of a nuclear explosion; Applications of nuclear weapons; Destructive effect of nuclear weapons; Shock wave; Light radiation; Penetrating radiation; Radioactive contamination of site; Brief characteristics of a nuclear striken area; The main principles of organizing protection from nuclear weapons; Means and methods of protection from nuclear weapons; Collective means of protection; Individual means of protection; Main obligations and rules for the behavior of the population under nuclear attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1964
Accession Number
AD0619518

Entities

People

  • I. Vlasov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fission
  • Health Services
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radioactive Contamination
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security