The Aftermath : the human and ecological consequences of nuclear war /
The Aftermath : the human and ecological consequences of nuclear war / [print]
edited by Jeannie Peterson for Ambio ; with an introduction by Alva Myrdal.
- first American edition.
- New York : Pantheon Books, (c)1983.
- x, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
"Based on a special issue of Ambio, vol. II, nos. 2-3, 1982"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
The effects of a global nuclear war: the arsenals The effects of nuclear weapons Reference scenario: how a nuclear war might be fought Epidemiology: the future is sickness and death Medical consequences of radiation following a global nuclear war The atmosphere after a nuclear war: twilight at noon Effects on global supplies of freshwater The impact on ocean ecosystems Effects on agriculture The biotic effects of ionizing radiation Economic consequences: back to the dark ages The impact on global food supplies Effects on human behavior Conclusions The consequences of a "Limited" nuclear war in East and West Germany Frank Barnaby -- Frank Barnaby and Joseph Rotblat -- AMBIO Advisory Group -- Hugh Middleton -- J.E. Coggle and Patricia J. Lindop -- Paul J. Crutzen and John W. Birks -- Klaus Guenther Wetzel -- Allyn H. Seymour -- Ernest A. Bondietti -- G. M. Woodwell -- Yves Laulan -- Howard W. Hjort -- E.I. Chazov and M.E. Vartanian -- AMBIO Advisory Group -- William Arkin, Frank Von Hippel and Barbara G. Levi.
9780394534466 9780394720425
83011408
Nuclear warfare.
U263 U263.N964.A384 1983
"Based on a special issue of Ambio, vol. II, nos. 2-3, 1982"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
The effects of a global nuclear war: the arsenals The effects of nuclear weapons Reference scenario: how a nuclear war might be fought Epidemiology: the future is sickness and death Medical consequences of radiation following a global nuclear war The atmosphere after a nuclear war: twilight at noon Effects on global supplies of freshwater The impact on ocean ecosystems Effects on agriculture The biotic effects of ionizing radiation Economic consequences: back to the dark ages The impact on global food supplies Effects on human behavior Conclusions The consequences of a "Limited" nuclear war in East and West Germany Frank Barnaby -- Frank Barnaby and Joseph Rotblat -- AMBIO Advisory Group -- Hugh Middleton -- J.E. Coggle and Patricia J. Lindop -- Paul J. Crutzen and John W. Birks -- Klaus Guenther Wetzel -- Allyn H. Seymour -- Ernest A. Bondietti -- G. M. Woodwell -- Yves Laulan -- Howard W. Hjort -- E.I. Chazov and M.E. Vartanian -- AMBIO Advisory Group -- William Arkin, Frank Von Hippel and Barbara G. Levi.
9780394534466 9780394720425
83011408
Nuclear warfare.
U263 U263.N964.A384 1983