THE SOUTH AMBOY DISASTER

Abstract

Although the primary interest of the Operations Research Office is the reactions of military personnel to atomic explosions, certain aspects of the South Amboy disaster appear quite important from the general point of view of civilian defense. This study both of actual effects on civilian populations and possible effects on military personnel is offered in the hope that it may be useful to agencies now actively engaged in such studies and that it may serve as a stimulus to produce much needed action to protect American community life against the threat of atomic explosions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 07, 1950
Accession Number
AD0662753

Entities

People

  • J. B. Green
  • Leonard Logan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Communities
  • Explosions
  • Health Services
  • Industrial Plants
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • National Guard
  • New Jersey
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Operations Research
  • Railroad Cars
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.