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Military Nuclear Accidents

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amiard, Jean-Claude
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Classification of Nuclear Accidents; 1.1. Classification of nuclear events: incident or accident?; 1.2. Military classification; 1.3. Acknowledged, unknown and secret accidents; 1.4. Origin and frequency of accidents; 1.4.1. Origin of accidents; 1.4.2. Frequency of accidents; 2. Birth of Atomic Weapons and Their First Atrocious Applications; 2.1. Introduction; 2.1.1. Discoveries of natural and artificial radioactivity 
505 8 |a 2.1.2. The discovery of fission and the first nuclear reactor2.1.3. The A-bomb; 2.1.4. French research work before and after World War II; 2.2. The explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki: the first appalling applications of fission; 2.2.1. The facts; 2.2.2. The immediate effects (destruction of buildings); 2.2.3. The environmental consequences; 2.2.4. Health consequences; 2.2.5. The sociological costs; 2.2.6. The economic costs; 2.3. Conclusion; 3. Atomic Bomb Tests; 3.1. Introduction; 3.1.1. Test sites; 3.1.2. Various types of atomic tests; 3.1.3. Safety of atmospheric tests 
505 8 |a 3.1.4. Various phases of a nuclear explosion3.2. Atmospheric atomic tests: massive voluntary releases; 3.2.1. A-bombs; 3.2.2. H-bombs; 3.2.3. Production of radionuclides from an explosion; 3.2.4. Production of particles and aerosols; 3.2.5. Surface deposits; 3.2.6. Accidents during atmospheric atomic tests; 3.3. Accidents during underground atomic tests; 3.3.1. Radioactive releases during underground tests; 3.3.2. Soviet accidents; 3.3.3. American accidents; 3.3.4. French accidents; 3.3.5. British and Chinese accidents; 3.4. Environmental consequences; 3.4.1. Geomechanical consequences 
505 8 |a 3.4.2. Environmental contaminations3.5. Worldwide spatial consequences of atomic tests; 3.6. Health consequences; 3.6.1. Health consequences to military personnel; 3.6.2. Health consequences on workers; 3.6.3. Health consequences on local populations; 3.6.4. Health consequences on the world population; 3.7. Sociological consequences; 3.7.1. Taking into account the harm suffered from French tests; 3.7.2. The case of American military personnel and civilians; 3.7.3. Psychological illnesses related to nuclear explosions; 3.8. Economic impact 
505 8 |a 3.8.1. Compensation for military personnel and local populations3.8.2. The cost of French tests at Mururoa and Fangataufa; 3.9. Conclusion; 4. Accidents Involving Deterrence; 4.1. Introduction; 4.1.1. The principle of nuclear deterrence; 4.1.2. Acquisition of the bomb; 4.1.3. From massive retaliation to flexible response; 4.1.4. The second path to nuclear arms; 4.1.5. The situation in the 21st Century; 4.1.6. The main non-proliferation treaties; 4.2. Accidents involving weapons in service; 4.2.1. Accidents involving bombers carrying nuclear weapons 
500 |a 4.2.2. Accidents involving submarines carrying nuclear weapons 
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