• This video, from US government archives, illustrates the creation and deposition of radioactive fallout from a nuclear detonation. (hhs.gov)
  • While the fallout hazard is unique, most aspects of multi-hazard or all-hazard planning and response are applicable to nuclear detonation response and planning. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • After a detonation, you will have 10 minutes or more to find an adequate shelter before fallout arrives. (ready.gov)
  • A nuclear detonation produces various effects including thermal energy, blast effects, and ionizing radiation, with radiation being both prompt from the detonation and prolonged from fallout/groundshine. (cambridge.org)
  • 4. The detonation of a nuclear weapon in or near a populated area would - as a result of the blast wave, intense heat, and radiation and radioactive fallout - cause massive death and destruction, trigger large-scale displacement and cause long-term harm to human health and well-being, as well as long-term damage to the environment, infrastructure, socio-economic development and social order. (icrc.org)
  • The nuclear fallout of the explosion is said to have spread over 18,130 square kilometres (7,000 square miles). (aljazeera.com)
  • Nuclear testing has immediate and long-term effects caused by radiation and radioactive fallout. (aljazeera.com)
  • Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder: Can you survive nuclear fallout? (ted.com)
  • Can you survive nuclear fallout? (ted.com)
  • Banner image: Fallout radiation exposure map from a detonation at Camp Humphries, ROK. (nautilus.org)
  • What Is Nuclear Fallout? (lifehacker.com)
  • Additionally, samples were collected after a 2-day exposure consisting of a declining dose rate (1 to 0.004 Gy/min) recapitulating the 7:10 rule-of-thumb time dependency of nuclear fallout. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is critical to provide first responders with tools, knowledge, and training to understand the effects of a nuclear detonation and the response strategies that will allow them to save lives, stabilize infrastructure, minimize exposure to radiation, and provide for basic human needs. (dhs.gov)
  • 500 tons of TNT produce an airburst comparable to a one kiloton nuclear weapon. (fourmilab.ch)
  • In accordance with section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I hereby determine that India, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on May 11, 1998. (originalsources.com)
  • Since then, nuclear threats have continued to raise concerns a nuclear weapon could be used in a conflict for the first time in decades. (yahoo.com)
  • Much of the focus as of late has been on the risk of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine in a desperate move to change his army's forturnes on the battlefield, but the Russian leader has also directed warnings at the US and NATO. (yahoo.com)
  • Even if every single US intercontinental ballistic missile silo, stockpiled nuclear weapon, and nuclear-capable bomber were flattened, US nuclear submarines could - and would - retaliate. (yahoo.com)
  • Together with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), the regional treaties establishing nuclear-weapon-free zones (NWFZ) and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the NPT provides a solid framework for efforts towards the elimination of nuclear weapons. (icrc.org)
  • 5. The effects of a nuclear weapon detonation cannot be contained. (icrc.org)
  • The use of even a single nuclear weapon could cause significant and long-term damage to the natural environment over a wide area due to the spread and impact of dust, soot and radioactive particles on the atmosphere, soil, water, plants and animals. (icrc.org)
  • 6. No State, international or humanitarian organization could appropriately address the immediate humanitarian emergency and the long-term consequences of a nuclear weapon detonation in a populated area, nor provide appropriate assistance to those affected and ensure full environmental remediation. (icrc.org)
  • and the lack, or limitations, of regional preparedness and response measures to nuclear weapon use and testing. (icrc.org)
  • 8. Nevertheless, there is a need for continued and scaled-up efforts to research and understand the effects of ionizing radiation on reproductive health, as well as the humanitarian and environmental consequences of nuclear weapon testing. (icrc.org)
  • Again, a single nuclear weapon doesn't pose a threat to all of humanity, but the thousands of warheads in the world right now certainly do. (discovery.com)
  • All of these licenses were for Iraqi nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development sites. (wisconsinproject.org)
  • The inspectors found a giant electron beam welder at an Iraqi nuclear weapon plant. (wisconsinproject.org)
  • It was an essential part of Saddam's production line for making centrifuges, which Saddam was counting on to make his first critical mass of nuclear weapon material. (wisconsinproject.org)
  • After China detonated its first nuclear weapon in 1964, North Korean "great leader" Kim Il-sung even appealed to his brothers in Beijing to help him build his own atomic bomb. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Now, with Pyongyang seemingly on the verge of possessing a nuclear weapon that it could affix to a missile to hit targets thousands of kilometres away, China is once again being forced to consider what it will countenance. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • and, ultimately, establishing a regional security framework including denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a nuclear weapon free zone in the region towards elimination of nuclear weapons altogether. (nautilus.org)
  • Learn more about Starfish Prime and the time that the United States detonated a nuclear weapon in space, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • The risk of nuclear war-that is, the risk of attacks carried out by detonating nuclear weapons, hereafter "nuclear weapons use"- as of early 2023 is judged by many observers to be at its highest since the end of the Cold War. (nautilus.org)
  • A nuclear detonation detection system (NDDS) is a device or a series of devices that are able to indicate, and pinpoint a nuclear explosion has occurred as well as the direction of the explosion. (wikipedia.org)
  • During an above ground nuclear explosion, there will be a blooming mushroom in the sky, but there will also be a vibration through the ground that spreads for a long distance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sources of long range infrasonic waves are difficult to differentiate (e.g. chemical explosion vs. nuclear explosion). (wikipedia.org)
  • after a nuclear explosion, radioactive isotopes that get released into the air can be collected by plane. (wikipedia.org)
  • To put the size of history's largest nuclear blasts to scale, we have used Alex Wellerstein's Nukemap , a tool for visualizing the terrifying real-world impact of a nuclear explosion. (wearethemighty.com)
  • DHS S&T(NUSTL, in partnership with DOE LLNL, is developing science-based visualizations that will depict nuclear detonation effects in a computer-generated but realistic city to help first responders understand the size, scale, and expected impacts of a nuclear explosion. (dhs.gov)
  • Some examples of radiation emergencies include: a nuclear detonation (explosion), an accident at a nuclear power plant, a transportation accident involving a shipment of radioactive materials, or an occupational exposure like in a healthcare or research setting. (ready.gov)
  • For a nuclear explosion, if you have warning, take cover from the blast behind anything that might offer protection. (ready.gov)
  • A nuclear detonation occurs when a sufficient amount of fissile material is brought suddenly together to reach critical mass and cause an explosion. (cambridge.org)
  • And one accident or mishap can lead to larger scale nuclear conflict (in the aftermath of a single explosion, it's difficult to tell if it was a rogue actor or an act of war). (discovery.com)
  • Seventy-eight years ago on July 16, 1945, in the Jornada del Muerto desert basin, the United States conducted the first nuclear test explosion some 340km (210 miles) south of Los Alamos, New Mexico. (aljazeera.com)
  • The largest nuclear explosion occurred in 1961, when the Soviet Union exploded the Tsar Bomba on Novaya Zemlya north of the Arctic Circle. (aljazeera.com)
  • In 1979, a US Vela satellite detected an atmospheric nuclear explosion over Prince Edward Island in the Indian Ocean. (aljazeera.com)
  • If you've ever seen an image of a nuclear explosion, there is always the signature mushroom cloud that appears. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • Since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, during World War II, most cases of radiation sickness have occurred after nuclear industrial accidents, such as the 1986 explosion and fire that damaged the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine. (sparrow.org)
  • Joe Shepherd teaches and conducts research on fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, chemistry, thermodynamics, and structural mechanics with applications to explosion dynamics, industrial safety including aviation and nuclear power, high-speed flight and propulsion, fluid-structure interaction, energy conversion technologies, and medical devices. (caltech.edu)
  • Background: The objective of the study was to model urban evacuation into surrounding communities after the detonation of an improvised nuclear device (IND) to assist rural and suburban planners in understanding and effectively planning to address the effects of population surges. (columbia.edu)
  • The purpose of this article is to set the context for this special issue of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness on the allocation of scarce resources in an improvised nuclear device incident. (cambridge.org)
  • Following a radiation incident such as an improvised nuclear device (IND) detonation, state and local response authorities will need to establish one or more population monitoring and decontamination facilities to assess people for radioactive exposure, contamination, and the need for decontamination or other medical follow-up. (cdc.gov)
  • The US military's miscalculation of the test's size resulted in the irradiation of approximately 665 inhabitants of the Marshall Islands and the radiation poisoning death of a Japanese fisherman who was 80 miles away from the detonation site. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Visit the Your Radiation This Week video channel and peruse the Nichols on Nuclear playlist to see these, and other maps of THE RADS IN AMERICA- MAPPED! (veteranstoday.com)
  • There will be no word of warning on the radiation exposure since Amarillo is the current US hub for nuclear weapons assembly, maintenance and repair. (veteranstoday.com)
  • Like in any emergency, you need reliable information, enough supplies and a plan to protect yourself and your family during radiation and nuclear emergencies. (ready.gov)
  • Nuclear detonations are the most dangerous radiation emergency. (ready.gov)
  • The use of only a small fraction of existing nuclear arsenals against targets in an urban area would, in addition to spreading radiation around the world, lead to a cooling of the atmosphere, shorter growing seasons, food shortages and a global famine. (icrc.org)
  • 9. Communities in former nuclear testing areas continue to be affected today by the impacts of ionizing radiation. (icrc.org)
  • The power of the nuclear test was miscalculated by scientists, and it resulted in radiation contamination that affected the inhabitants of the atolls. (aljazeera.com)
  • Noboru Takamura, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University provided scientific advice on radiation health impacts of the nuclear explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (nautilus.org)
  • Mass casualties due to radiation can result from the detonation of a nuclear device. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Novel biodosimetry assays for use in preparedness and response to potential malicious attacks or nuclear accidents would ideally provide accurate dose reconstruction independent of the idiosyncrasies of a complex exposure to ionizing radiation. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this study, spatially and temporally dependent isotopic compositions from a simulated nuclear detonation and Monte Carlo methods were used to relate contamination activity levels to the measurable radiation levels at select distances away from an individual with whole-body contamination. (cdc.gov)
  • Robert "Tony" Vincent writes "the Department of Defense should get serious about planning for and countering the threat of high altitude nuclear detonations, starting with its various science and technology funding organizations. (homelandsecuritynewswire.com)
  • Within Operation Dominic was a subset of 11 high-altitude nuclear tests called Operation Fishbowl. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • Previous high-altitude nuclear tests: YUCCA, TEAK, and ORANGE, plus the three ARGUS shots were poorly instrumented and hastily executed. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • We encourage broad public education in personal safety know-how for nuclear attack scenarios. (civil-defence.ca)
  • David Krieger outlines fifteen scenarios for nuclear detonation, seeking to rouse people from their complacency about the existence of thousands of nuclear weapons worldwide. (wagingpeace.org)
  • According to AFP , a National Security Council spokesperson said President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol have "tasked their teams to plan for an effective coordinated response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use by North Korea. (antiwar.com)
  • The official said the two countries "are working together to strengthen extended deterrence, including eventually through table-top exercises that will explore our joint response to a range of scenarios, including nuclear use. (antiwar.com)
  • Romeo was the first device to be tested on a barge over open water instead of on a reef, as the US was quickly running out of islands upon which it could test nuclear weapons. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Clinton, WJ, 'Memorandum on Sanctions Against India for Detonation of a Nuclear Device, May 13, 1998' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1998 . (originalsources.com)
  • This does not happen when a nuclear device is detonated in space. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • If a nuclear device were to be detonated within any of the nation's major metropolitan areas, the healthcare system both inside and outside the blast-damage zones would be seriously affected. (domesticpreparedness.com)
  • In this area the nuclear test device, named the Gadget, was placed atop a 100-foot (30.48 m) tall steel tower that was designated Ground Zero. (nps.gov)
  • Temporally and spatially dependent incident-specific coefficients are presented for a hypothetical surface detonation of a 235U-fueled device. (cdc.gov)
  • In the 1980s, nuclear weapons testing was moved below ground. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since the first nuclear test on July 15, 1945, there have been over 2,051 other nuclear weapons tests around the world. (wearethemighty.com)
  • No other force epitomizes the absolute destructive power humanity has unlocked in the way nuclear weapons have. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Why is the US ramping up production of plutonium 'pits' for nuclear weapons? (civil-defence.ca)
  • In December, Putin also suggested that Russia may abandon its "no first use" military doctrine, which says Russia would only use nuclear weapons as a last resort. (yahoo.com)
  • According to Stephen Schwartz, the author of " Atomic Audit: The Costs and Consequences of US Nuclear Weapons Since 1940 ," as the Cold War progressed and improvements in nuclear weapons and intelligence-collection technologies enabled greater precision in where those weapons were aimed, the emphasis in targeting shifted from cities to nuclear stockpiles and nuclear war-related infrastructure. (yahoo.com)
  • The map represents targets for an all-out attack on the US's fixed nuclear infrastructure, weapons, and command-and-control centers, but even a massive strike like this wouldn't guarantee anything. (yahoo.com)
  • The first and only use of nuclear weapons during wartime in history. (timetoast.com)
  • The atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th & 9th in 1945 remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in mankind's history. (diyphotography.net)
  • 1. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the entire International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement have continuously advocated for the prohibition and elimination of nuclear weapons since 1945, when they witnessed first-hand the horrific devastation and suffering caused by the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (icrc.org)
  • 2. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is recognized as the cornerstone of the international nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime. (icrc.org)
  • Evidence of the immediate and longer-term impacts of the use and testing of nuclear weapons has been the subject of extensive scientific investigation. (icrc.org)
  • In contrast, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara stated in the 2003 documentary, Fog of War , that "the indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will destroy nations. (thebulletin.org)
  • To raise awareness of the effects of nuclear weapons testing and achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world, every year on August 29 the United Nations marks the International Day against Nuclear Tests. (aljazeera.com)
  • Nuclear weapons have been tested all around the world. (aljazeera.com)
  • I am a member of the University of Wisconsin law faculty, and I direct a research project here in Washington that is devoted to tracking and inhibiting the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries. (wisconsinproject.org)
  • Nuclear weapons are some of the most powerful tools of destruction on Earth, and the full scope of a nuclear detonation is almost unimaginable. (ted.com)
  • It is increasingly fed up with the isolated regime that has spurned the world by chasing after ever-deadlier nuclear weapons - a startling reversal of sentiment from a country that was once the world's most reliable and sympathetic defender of North Korea. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Based on five of the thirty plausible nuclear use cases developed in year 1 (see report here ), the year 2 report produced quantitative estimates of the likely direct deaths and delayed cancer deaths resulting from nuclear weapons use. (nautilus.org)
  • Northeast Asia represents one of four potential flash points where nuclear weapons might be used for the first time since the last time they were used, on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945-hereafter called "first use" in this report. (nautilus.org)
  • President Kennedy was an advocate of ending nuclear testing as he felt it would halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons if no one could test them anymore. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • In Operation Argus, they detonated nuclear weapons much higher, from 200 to 540 kilometers above the Earth, but they were much smaller at only 1.7 kilotons. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • A military revolt in southeastern Russia puts a former hard-line Soviet leader in command of a ballistic missile submarine and its arsenal of nuclear weapons. (audible.com)
  • A congressional EMP commission disclosed last January that several nations, including China and Russia, are secretly developing nuclear weapons capable of producing super-EMP waves that can destroy all electronic devices over areas of hundreds of miles. (gopusa.com)
  • South Korea and the United States are in talks over information-sharing, joint planning and the joint implementation plans that follow, in relation to the operation of US nuclear assets, to respond to North Korea's nuclear weapons," a spokeswoman for Yoon said. (antiwar.com)
  • There have been many criticisms of the nuclear powers not doing enough about their own nuclear weapons proliferation issues, while hypocritically enforcing other nations to cut back or avoid it. (globalissues.org)
  • If Pakistan were to also gain a seat, then would that suggest to the rest of the world that for its interests to be considered and for it to be as influential, that nuclear weapons are the way to go? (globalissues.org)
  • One could differentiate between earthquakes and nuclear explosions just by listening to the difference. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nuclear explosions or the breakdown of uranium in fuel elements can produce two radioactive forms of cesium, 134 Cs and 137 Cs. (cdc.gov)
  • The effects of nuclear explosions on human health, the environment and medical infrastructure have been systematically documented by the ICRC and other international and non-governmental organizations and experts since 1945. (icrc.org)
  • In 1998, India performed underground nuclear explosions near the Pakistani border. (globalissues.org)
  • With the threat of the Soviet Union conducting underground detonations the U.S. pumped money into seismology research. (wikipedia.org)
  • The League is a non-governmental civil defence initiative promoting citizen-centric civil defence in a world where major nuclear warfare is again a credible threat. (civil-defence.ca)
  • While the risk of tensions between the US and Russia escalating to open conflict and nuclear war is low, the threat exists. (yahoo.com)
  • In 2017, Russian state media detailed how Moscow would annihilate US cities and areas after a nuclear treaty collapsed and put the Cold War rivals back in targeting mode - a shocking threat even by the Russian regime's extreme standards. (yahoo.com)
  • He did not then envision that cybersecurity would also become an existential threat or what it is today-an escalatory step toward nuclear threats that could lead to nuclear use. (thebulletin.org)
  • Then, in 1981, Ronald Reagan's assumption of the presidency brought the nuclear threat into sharp focus. (thebulletin.org)
  • This risk is increasing due to nuclear threat-making during the Ukraine conflict, the India-Pakistan conflict, the Korean conflict, and the Middle Eastern conflict. (nautilus.org)
  • This guidance provides nuclear detonation information and context to enable planners, responders, and their leaders to leverage their existing capabilities. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • A coalition of 8 UN members is also hoping to urge the UN General Assembly to tackle the issue of nuclear disarmament. (globalissues.org)
  • According to the Arms Control Association , at least eight countries have carried out a total of 2,056 nuclear tests since 1945. (aljazeera.com)
  • The United States has conducted just over half of all nuclear tests, with 1,030 tests between 1945 and 1992. (aljazeera.com)
  • But after the PTBT, atmospheric detonation detection was left to satellites. (wikipedia.org)
  • North Korea's preparations for a sixth nuclear test have brought extraordinary disquiet to northeast Asia, with Washington directing some of its most potent military assets to the region. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • This may occur after nuclear accidents or detonation of atomic bombs. (cdc.gov)
  • North Korea also believes that its successful miniaturization of a hydrogen bomb elevates the country's "nuclear might to the next level. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Test #123 used a 12.5 megaton nuclear bomb. (wearethemighty.com)
  • If taking photos of speeding bullets is hard, imagine how hard it is to take photos of a nuclear bomb going off. (diyphotography.net)
  • I mean, if you developed a nuclear bomb, you wanna see how it works, right? (diyphotography.net)
  • In 2017, its sixth and most powerful bomb was detonated at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. (aljazeera.com)
  • The explosion's yield was 50 megatonnes, 3,300 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. (aljazeera.com)
  • So the Commerce Department allowed a known nuclear smuggler to send strategic U.S. equipment straight into the Iraqi bomb and missile program even after being told that the export was going to help make military rockets. (wisconsinproject.org)
  • US officials have also made nuclear threats against North Korea , with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman warning in October the US would use all its capabilities to defend allies against Pyongyang, including "nuclear, conventional and missile defense. (antiwar.com)
  • Responders must be prepared to address the unique challenges of a nuclear response. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • Planners and responders bring a wealth of experience and expertise to nuclear detonation response. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • This document describes the considerations, planning factors, and available resources to craft a successful nuclear detonation response plan. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • Although the chance of a nuclear detonation is thought to be small, the consequences are potentially catastrophic, so planning for an effective medical response is necessary, albeit complex. (cambridge.org)
  • A substantial nuclear detonation will result in physical effects and a great number of casualties that will require an organized medical response to save lives. (cambridge.org)
  • Notice: It is necessary for public health and because the many nuclear reactors are venting radioactive gases and steam at nights and on weekends so that all residents must stay inside at nights and on weekends. (veteranstoday.com)
  • The place has been evacuated on 2011 after 4 of its nuclear reactors melted down. (diyphotography.net)
  • According to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the Soviet Union conducted 456 tests at the Semipalatinsk test site, with devastating consequences for the local population such as genetic defects and high cancer rates. (aljazeera.com)
  • At least twice, North Korean nuclear tests have shaken this area, with an earthquake-like jolt that rattled homes and nerves. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • A real earthquake, like a nuclear detonation, suddenly puts you in a situation where the things we take for granted - communications systems to give messages to the public, transportation systems to send responders to the area, data systems for collecting surveillance data - all are gone. (cdc.gov)
  • Immediately after the detonation and for days thereafter, major interruptions and shortages of medical resources for the casualties closest to the detonation site will occur. (cambridge.org)
  • The ongoing commercialization of space with cost effective bulk electronics presents a tantalizing target for nations with a space disadvantage to target long-before a conflict could escalate to nuclear exchange. (homelandsecuritynewswire.com)
  • You also did not have enough nukes nor totally adequate delivery systems to stage a full-scale nuclear conflict in the same manner that the arms race took us back then against the Soviet Union nor China. (abovetopsecret.com)
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Director Huban Gowadia addresses the President's FY 2017 budget request for Research and Development under DNDO's purview, and the process by which DNDO carries out these functions. (dhs.gov)
  • This report summarizes the second year of work on estimating the humanitarian impacts of nuclear war in Northeast Asia. (nautilus.org)
  • Opponents of tough EMP countermeasures, however, say Pyongyang would face certain regime-ending nuclear retaliation for such an attack. (gopusa.com)
  • But either way, joint US-South Korean drills that would include US nuclear forces would be highly provocative toward Pyongyang and ratchet up tensions on the Korean Peninsula. (antiwar.com)
  • Putin Warns of Nuclear Detonation, NATO Readies Forces! (alipac.us)
  • The UN secretary-general said that nuclear war is "back within the realm of possibility" following Russia's warning earlier this year it was putting its nuclear forces on alert amid its war in Ukraine, which threatens to draw NATO into direct combat with Russia. (yahoo.com)
  • Since the Cold War, the US and Russia have drawn up plans on how to best wage nuclear war against each other, and while large population centers with huge cultural impact may seem like obvious choices, strategists believe a nuclear attack will focus on countering the enemy's nuclear forces - destroying them before they can counter-attack. (yahoo.com)
  • The comments came after Yoon said that the US and South Korea were in talks on expanding cooperation to include US nuclear forces in joint military exercises. (antiwar.com)
  • The latest defense authorization bill signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 20 contains new measures requiring the federal government to protect the nation from the danger of nuclear-blast-produced electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks and similar solar-produced electronic disruptions. (gopusa.com)
  • The Soviet Union carried out the second highest number of nuclear tests at 715 tests between 1949 and 1990. (aljazeera.com)
  • The USSR's first nuclear test was on August 29, 1949. (aljazeera.com)
  • Effective preparation for a nuclear detonation requires an understanding of the physical damage and spectrum of victims associated with the incident and the concept of how to effectively allocate scarce resources to save lives. (cambridge.org)
  • The PTBT aimed to ban underground testing as well, but at the time the technology could not detect detonations very well with seismographs, let alone differentiate them from earthquakes making underground tests more difficult to identify than detonations in the atmosphere or underwater. (wikipedia.org)
  • Castle Bravo, detonated on February 28, 1954, was the first of the Castle series of tests and the largest US nuclear blast of all time. (wearethemighty.com)
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced it will conduct a nuclear detonation drill on January 6 from 3:00-3:30 PM eastern time. (eindtijdnieuws.com)
  • According to Schwartz, at any given time, the US has four to five nuclear-armed submarines "on hard alert, in their patrol areas, awaiting orders for launch. (yahoo.com)
  • But as time goes on, the chances of one nuclear detonation increases. (discovery.com)
  • On February 13, 1960, France carried out its first nuclear test, codenamed Gerboise Bleue, over the Sahara desert in Algeria - which it was occupying at the time. (aljazeera.com)
  • With Kim Jong-un hell-bent on extending his nuclear reach, an angry and anxious China is getting fed up with its long-time ally - and preparing, it appears, to flex its strength. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • It's been nearly 10 years since I first visited the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (diyphotography.net)
  • The meltdown reached a level 7 on the International nuclear event scale, which has only been matched by the Chernobyl accident, and never repeated since Fukushima. (diyphotography.net)
  • The largest nuclear test conducted by the US was the Castle Bravo test which took place on March 1, 1954, at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. (aljazeera.com)
  • India has carried out three nuclear tests, while Pakistan has carried out two. (aljazeera.com)
  • And while the Cold War may be over, it looks like there could be another arms race as India re-evaluates its nuclear policies. (globalissues.org)
  • The first detonation by India was taken as a surprise -- but should it have been? (globalissues.org)
  • India had made a very powerful statement via its nuclear tests regarding the fact that the country should no longer be ignored and that it is a legitimate Nuclear power and a possible consideration as a permanent Security Council member. (globalissues.org)
  • However, just a couple of months since those nuclear tests, people in India and Pakistan have been talking about the more important and urgent needs of the many poor people rather than increased military arms spending . (globalissues.org)
  • After all, if a rich nation such as USA spent $5.5 trillion between 1940 and 1996 on its nuclear programs, what impact would a fraction of that have on India or Pakistan when they have many other social issues to tackle? (globalissues.org)
  • On the 53rd anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, there were large anti-nuclear demonstrations and rallies around India and other countries. (globalissues.org)
  • People are questioning whether India and Pakistan are ignoring the lessons learned from the Cold War regarding a nuclear arms race. (globalissues.org)
  • The main purpose of these devices or systems was to verify compliance of countries that signed nuclear treaties such as the Partial Test Ban treaty of 1963 (PTBT) and the Treaty of Tlatelolco. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 Although the immediate vicinity of the detonation will sustain extensive damage, the surrounding areas will be physically intact, so regional resources can be applied to the initial surge. (cambridge.org)
  • Both the IOM Letter Report and the Nuclear Detonation Scarce Resources Working Group Triage Tool use 3 categories: conventional, contingency, crisis. (hhs.gov)
  • While both agree that the US needs to understand the risk of nuclear war, they disagree about whether a quantitative analysis is necessary. (thebulletin.org)
  • Is the risk of nuclear deterrence failing acceptable? (thebulletin.org)
  • I shifted my research from information security to international security, with a focus on the risk of nuclear deterrence failing. (thebulletin.org)
  • Almost as soon as I looked at that question with new eyes, I saw that the risk of nuclear devastation was unacceptably high. (thebulletin.org)
  • On October 23, 1961, the Soviets conducted nuclear test #123 over Novaya Zemlya. (wearethemighty.com)
  • From November 1958 to September 1961 both the Soviet Union and the United States voluntarily put a moratorium on all nuclear testing. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • Many believe this was an undeclared joint nuclear test carried out by South Africa and Israel. (aljazeera.com)
  • Yoon said he received positive feedback from the US about the proposal, but President Biden sparked some confusion when he replied "no" after being asked if the US and South Korea were discussing joint nuclear drills. (antiwar.com)
  • The NSC spokesperson insisted Biden said "no" because the US and South Korea can't technically hold "joint nuclear exercises" since Seoul is not a nuclear-armed state. (antiwar.com)
  • Even underground detonations will eventually release radioactive gases (most notably xenon) which can also be detected via these methods. (wikipedia.org)
  • Without warning, Russia, Japan, and the United States become hostages in a scheme of international nuclear blackmail. (audible.com)
  • The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) banned nuclear testing in the atmosphere, underwater, and in outer space. (wikipedia.org)
  • The UN has said nuclear war is 'back within the realm of possibility. (yahoo.com)
  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres said this year that nuclear war is "back within the realm of possibility. (yahoo.com)
  • Brooke Buddemeier and Jessica S. Wieder explore the possibility of surviving nuclear detonation. (ted.com)
  • With a seismic network, detection of these nuclear tests is possible. (wikipedia.org)
  • On August 25 and September 19, 1962, less than a month apart, the USSR conducted nuclear tests #158 and #168 . (wearethemighty.com)
  • Romeo was the second US nuclear detonation of the Castle Series of tests, which were conducted in 1954. (wearethemighty.com)
  • From August 5 to September 27, 1962, the USSR conducted a series of nuclear tests over Novaya Zemlya. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Tests #173, #174, and #147 all stand out as being the fifth-, fourth-, and third-strongest nuclear blasts in history. (wearethemighty.com)
  • Who has carried out nuclear tests? (aljazeera.com)
  • Following this move, the UN established August 29 as the International Day against Nuclear Tests in 2009. (aljazeera.com)
  • France has carried out 210 nuclear tests, while the United Kingdom and China have each carried out 45 tests. (aljazeera.com)
  • Where have nuclear tests been carried out? (aljazeera.com)
  • Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear tests conducted in the Pacific. (everything-everywhere.com)
  • Double standards are claimed by the two countries because they face tough economic sanctions when France and China, two members of the Security Council and of the "nuclear club", only received condemnation for their tests, but no sanctions. (globalissues.org)
  • Not long after giving the world public key cryptography, Hellman switched his focus from encryption to efforts that might avoid nuclear war. (thebulletin.org)
  • We describe a model that estimates the impact of EN implementation on reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and on the workload of public health officials, in combination with other key public health interventions such as traditional contact tracing, face mask wearing, and testing. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: Estimates from SimAEN can help public health officials determine which levels of EN adoption in combination with other public health interventions can maximize prevention of COVID-19 while minimizing unnecessary quarantine in their jurisdiction. (cdc.gov)
  • Other nuclear test sites include a number in the US states of Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado and Mississippi. (aljazeera.com)