RE: Nuclear Warhead Damage Chart (was Hiroshima)

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

	There are Tables and lots of related info in the OTA (Office of
Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress) Report, The Effects of Nuclear War
(1979).

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
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e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Pollan, Paul B. wrote:

> I remember seeing somewhere, that there is chart of damage based on the
> mega-tonnage of a nuclear warhead.  Is there someone out there that knows
> the whereabouts of such a chart?  Thank you in advance.
> 
> Paul B. Pollan, RRPT
> Southern Nuclear Operating Co.
> Farley Nuclear Plant
> email:  pbpollan@southernco.com
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> > I read the article from Japan news that started this thread and these are
> > =
> > my impressions.
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> > I didn't get the feeling that the article was attacking the use of =
> > radioactive materials for peaceful uses nor painting blame for horrible =
> > acts of war on the user of the A-bomb in WWII, i.e. the US.
> > 
> > I felt that this commemorative ceremony as reported was an encouragement =
> > to all of the Homo sapiens species to strive to use dialogue and diplomacy
> > =
> > to resolve conflict rather than instruments of war such as the A-bomb.  =
> > The A-bomb being one of the more destructive of these instruments of war =
> > provides an obvious  rallying point for these efforts at promoting peace.
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