Radiological Defense A Series Of Indoctrination Lectures On Atomic Explosion With Medical Aspects

Author : Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (U.S.)
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Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book Radiological Defense: A series of indoctrination lectures on atomic explosion, with medical aspects written by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barton C. Hacker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520083233
Total Pages : 644 pages
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Download or read book Elements of Controversy written by Barton C. Hacker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unforgettable congressional hearings in 1978 revealed that fallout from American nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s had overexposed hundreds of soldiers and other citizens to radiation. Faith in governmental integrity was shaken, and many people have assumed that such overexposure caused great damage. Yet important questions remain--the most controversial being: did the radiation overexposure in fact cause the cancers and birth defects for which it has been blamed? Elements of Controversy is the result of a decade of exhaustive research in AEC documentary records and the full clinical and epidemiological literature on radiation effects. More concerned with uncovering the historical story than with assigning blame, Barton Hacker concludes that every precaution was taken by the AEC to avoid harming test participants or bystanders. And, he points out, the biomedical literature suggests that these precautions worked. Yet top officials in Washington--for whom the success of nuclear weapons was of overriding importance--had asserted that testing involved no risks at all. Discrepancies between unverifiable government claims and the revelations that some actual risk was present explain the origins and angry persistence of the controversies, Hacker argues. The Department of Energy delayed publication of Hacker's study for five years, and while his controversial book is sure to draw objections from both sides of the radiation-hazard debates, it will provide a much-needed guide to understanding their polemics. Unforgettable congressional hearings in 1978 revealed that fallout from American nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s had overexposed hundreds of soldiers and other citizens to radiation. Faith in governmental integrity was shaken, and many people have assumed that such overexposure caused great damage. Yet important questions remain--the most controversial being: did the radiation overexposure in fact cause the cancers and birth defects for which it has been blamed? Elements of Controversy is the result of a decade of exhaustive research in AEC documentary records and the full clinical and epidemiological literature on radiation effects. More concerned with uncovering the historical story than with assigning blame, Barton Hacker concludes that every precaution was taken by the AEC to avoid harming test participants or bystanders. And, he points out, the biomedical literature suggests that these precautions worked. Yet top officials in Washington--for whom the success of nuclear weapons was of overriding importance--had asserted that testing involved no risks at all. Discrepancies between unverifiable government claims and the revelations that some actual risk was present explain the origins and angry persistence of the controversies, Hacker argues. The Department of Energy delayed publication of Hacker's study for five years, and while his controversial book is sure to draw objections from both sides of the radiation-hazard debates, it will provide a much-needed guide to understanding their polemics.

Author : Barton C. Hacker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520058521
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book The Dragon's Tail written by Barton C. Hacker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses tolerance and protection standards, and looks at the Los Alamos and Trinity testing sites

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Total Pages : 826 pages
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Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John O'Brian
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774863900
Total Pages : 244 pages
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Download or read book The Bomb in the Wilderness written by John O'Brian and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can photographs reveal about Canada’s nuclear footprint? The Bomb in the Wilderness contends that photography is central to how we interpret and remember nuclear activities. The impact and global reach of Canada’s nuclear programs have been felt ever since the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. But do photographs alert viewers to nuclear threat, numb them to its dangers, or actually do both? John O’Brian’s wide-ranging and personal account of the nuclear era presents and discusses over a hundred photographs, ranging from military images to the atomic ephemera of consumer culture. His fascinating analysis ensures that we do not look away.

Author : United States. Navy
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Total Pages : 840 pages
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Download or read book Medical News Letter written by United States. Navy and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 426 pages
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Download or read book Medical News Letter written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book United States Navy Medical Newsletter written by and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
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Total Pages : 916 pages
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Download or read book Final Report: Sources and documentation written by United States. Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: