Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives

by United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

CONTENTS

[Foreword] [Introduction] [The Mechanics of Nuclear Explosions] [Radioactive Fallout] A. [Local Fallout] B. [Worldwide Effects of Fallout] [Alterations of the Global Environment] A. [High Altitude Dust] B. [Ozone] [Some Conclusions]
Note 1: [Nuclear Weapons Yield] Note 2: [Nuclear Weapons Design] Note 3: [Radioactivity] Note 4: [Nuclear Half-Life] Note 5: [Oxygen, Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation]