The relation of U.S. fallout casualties to U.S. and Soviet options.

Norman A. Hanunian

Expert InsightsPublished 1961

A discussion of the fallout hazard that would be created by a nuclear attack on the United States Factors considered include (1) target choice, (2) attack weight, in terms of megatonnage delivered, (3) civil defense effectiveness, in terms of shelter and behavior, and (4) a tactical alternative, that of surface bursts versus airbursts.

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  • Year: 1961
  • Pages: 28
  • Document Number: P-2412

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Hanunian, Norman A., The relation of U.S. fallout casualties to U.S. and Soviet options. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1961. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2412.html.
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