Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 27 No. (1-2), 1995.
Ostalo
Medicine in the current nuclear age
Asaf Duraković
Sažetak
The purpose of this article is to introduce the medical community to the alternatives of global nuclear catastrophe and to the ultimate benefits to mankind of the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The apparent end of the cold war did not bring any significant changes in the development and improvement of the nuclear arsenal either in the western world or the Russian Republic. In addition to the previous few members of the nuclear club, there has been an increasing number of the countries either capable of building or already in the possession of nuclear weapons as well as arsenal of ballistic missiles capable of delivering the warheads in the scenarios of strategic confrontation. The attempts of presenting to the public a drastic reduction of nuclear warheads applies in general to the reduction of the obsolete and outdated arsenal, whereas the multihead thermonuclear arsenal development has continued an unabated speed of production with exceedingly more sophisticated delivery systems, speed of response and improved accuracy in both strategic and tactical scenarios. This paper addresses the projected physical , environmental, social, economic, psychological and medical consequences of nuclear war and accidents in nuclear industry, as well as ecological consequences of the still unresolved problem of high level nuclear waste. It also raises the questions about the feasibility of a limited nuclear war, the level of civil defense preparedness in the United States and the prospects for survival and recovery in the aftermath of a nuclear confrontation or large scale nuclear industry accidents. The important aspect of the paper addresses the issue of a plausibility of nuclear terrorism, physical security of nuclear civilian and military facilities and materials, uncontrolled building of nuclear weapons and international cooperation in containing the threat of the global dimension of nuclear terrorism.
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Hrčak ID:
192616
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.1995.
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