A SURVEY OF THE WEAPONS AND HAZARDS WHICH MAY FACE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES IN WARTIME,

Abstract

Contents: Non-nuclear weapons (conventional highexplosive weapons, biological warfare, chemical weapons). Special weapons (radiological weapons, neutron bomb, penetrating weapons, nuclear weapons). Nuclear explosions (initial character, nuclear radiation, uncertainties influencing attack planning, height of burst). Blast damage. Thermal radiation from nuclear bursts. Ground shock and craters. Fallout, future weapon developments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625251

Entities

People

  • Harold L. Brode

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Warfare
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Explosions
  • Ground Shock
  • Height Of Burst
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radiation
  • Radiological Weapons
  • Thermal Radiation
  • United States
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies