Worldwide Effects of Atomic Weapons

Project SUNSHINE

ResearchPublished 1953

A presentation of a 1953 estimate of the fallout problem. The report discusses the various aspects of long-range contamination due to the detonation of large numbers of nuclear devices. An improved methodology for assessing the human hazard is developed, and an extensive experimental program is proposed.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1953
  • Pages: 107
  • Document Number: R-251-AEC

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Worldwide Effects of Atomic Weapons: Project SUNSHINE. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1953. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R0251.html.
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