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Public Health Decision Making in the Case of the Use of a Nuclear Weapon. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 The current geopolitical situation and the war on Ukraine’s territory generate questions about the possible use of a nuclear weapon and create the need to refresh emergency protective plans for the population.
Długosz-Lisiecka M.
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A weapon too far: The British radiological warfare experience, 1940–1955 [PDF]
War in History, 2021 Between 1940 and 1955, Britain explored controversial radiological weapons. Keen to discover further military uses for atomic energy, defence officials and scientists initially approached the field with much hope and optimism. However, technical difficulties, economic costs, public and political aversion, competition from other controversial weapons ...
W. King
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Effects of radiological weapons
HNPS Proceedings, 2019 An investigation of radiological weapons effects is performed by employing computerized simulation methods and various mathematical models. The study covers all major DU ammunitions that are used in modern warfare and calculates the expected cancer mortality as a function of weapon and battle conditions.
T. Liolios
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Desperate and Opportunistic: CBRN Terrorists and Civilian Radiological Material
Journal of Strategic Security, 2023 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) terrorism has long been a threat that has concerned policy makers. This paper highlights the factors which determine when a group is likely to use CBRN weapons given the numerous constraints on their
Oliver Mihell-Hale
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Journal of Radiological Protection, 2022 This study examines the mortality and cancer incidence experience among men who took part in the United Kingdom’s atmospheric nuclear weapon tests between 1952–67. A cohort of 21 357 servicemen and male civilians from the UK who participated in the tests
M. Gillies, R. Haylock
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Radiological, chemical and biological terrorism
Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal, 2023 Terrorism involves the use or threat of violence and aims to instill fear not only in the immediate victims but also in the general public. The extent to which it relies on fear distinguishes terrorism from conventional warfare.
Sachil Kumar, T. R. Baggi
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Journal of Radiological Protection, 2022 Dear Editor, We are grateful Dr Busby has shown such interest in our paper on the mortality and cancer incidence experience of the UK atmospheric nuclear test participants [1].
M. Gillies, R. Haylock
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Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us
ESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.
Kamran Abbasi +22 more
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Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2020 A radiological dispersion device is a weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives for spreading radioactive material across an inhabited area.
Paulo Oliveira +6 more
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Adverse Effects of Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Imaging-Oriented Review
Current Oncology, 2023 Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are immunomodulatory monoclonal antibodies, which increase antitumor immunity of the host and facilitate T-cell-mediated actions against tumors.
C. Mallio +7 more
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