Nuclear Defense Not Just a Cold War Problem DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
7/2/2021
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The threat and consequences from nuclear or radiological events remain as real today as at any time since the advent of nuclear weapons.
The employment of a nuclear weapon would have devasting effects that include blast, thermal, electromagnetic pulse and radiological fallout. We have seen that radiological hazards can also result from natural disasters that damage nuclear power plants, such as the events from the 2014 tsunami in Japan.
While blast and thermal effects are immediate challenges, perhaps the greatest military and civil operational challenges of a radiological or nuclear event are identifying radiological hazards, monitoring potential exposure and diagnosing radiation injuries. As radiation exposure comes in many forms, including external and internal exposure to radioactive isotopes either deposited on the skin externally or interna
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