The Aftermath : the human and ecological consequences of nuclear war / edited by Jeannie Peterson for Ambio ; with an introduction by Alva Myrdal.

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Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st American ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Pantheon Books, ©1983.
Description
x, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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    Editor
    Writer of introduction
    Notes
    "Based on a special issue of Ambio, vol. II, nos. 2-3, 1982"--T.p. verso.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • The effects of a global nuclear war: the arsenals / Frank Barnaby
    • The effects of nuclear weapons / Frank Barnaby and Joseph Rotblat
    • Reference scenario: how a nuclear war might be fought / AMBIO Advisory Group
    • Epidemiology: the future is sickness and death / Hugh Middleton
    • Medical consequences of radiation following a global nuclear war / J.E. Coggle and Patricia J. Lindop
    • The atmosphere after a nuclear war: twilight at noon / Paul J. Crutzen and John W. Birks
    • Effects on global supplies of freshwater / Klaus Guenther Wetzel
    • The impact on ocean ecosystems / Allyn H. Seymour
    • Effects on agriculture / Ernest A. Bondietti
    • The biotic effects of ionizing radiation / G.M. Woodwell
    • Economic consequences: back to the dark ages / Yves Laulan
    • The impact on global food supplies / Howard W. Hjort
    • Effects on human behavior / E.I. Chazov and M.E. Vartanian
    • Conclusions / AMBIO Advisory Group
    • The consequences of a "Limited" nuclear war in East and West Germany / William Arkin, Frank Von Hippel and Barbara G. Levi.
    Other title(s)
    Ambio.
    ISBN
    • 0394534468
    • 9780394534466
    • 0394720423 ((pbk.))
    • 9780394720425 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    83011408
    OCLC
    9576418
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