The Effects of Nuclear Weapons [Hardcover]

Samuel Glasstone (Author), Philip J. Dolan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1983

The classic book on the effects of Nuclear Weapons, written with extreme scientific detail, is a MUST HAVE for anyone working in Homeland Security, Emergency Services or in any other Civil Defense capacity. This book is especially important for information services that must be able to provide accurate information in the aftermath of a Nuclear Attack.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: United States Government Printing (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0160020360
• ISBN-13: 978-0160020360
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,568,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still relevant after all thee years, February 14, 2009

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M. Rapkin (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (Paperback)

The Third Edition was originally published in 1977. In the slightly more than 3 decades since, this book is just as vital and informative as it was originally. Compiled and editted by Samuel Glasstone, who also wrote the Sourcebook on Atomic Emergy (another must read) this book is written in the paragrapsh delimited style as the Sourcebook. This is wonderful, highly readable treatise on nuclear weapon technology and explosion aftermath. The photographs of test results are numerous and tell-taleing, even though all pictures are in black and white. The section on Biological Effects relies heavily on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as on follow up studies from the Marshall Islands.

Chapter 8 talks about the various types radiation (particulate and wave) emitted from an explosion. The charts and diagrams are clear, concise and extremely informative.

This is a physics book and as such is highly technical in places. These parts are clearly indicated and the authors point out those sections that may be omitted without loss of continuity or material.

I have found this book extremely useful, especially when access to classified material was not available.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, February 27, 2003

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This review is from: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (Hardcover)

This is the classic Cold War study of the effects of nuclear weapons. It is a timely book in today's world as we all ponder the nature and effects of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reference, July 13, 2009

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S. Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons (Paperback)

One of the best resources around. This is a technical work: not light reading. It is a good reference work and provides a great amount of detail including graphs and formulae. It is a shame that the calculator wheel is not included in this edition.