“…He described in biblical fashion the choice between “the quick from the dead” (taken from the Apostle’s Creed) resulting from the global spread of nuclear weapons. This prediction came to fruition 15 years later when presidential candidate John F. …”
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“…Levels of anthropogenic radionuclides in the Canadian environment have declined since the initial cessation of nuclear weapons testing in the 1960s and are generally below guidelines protective of human health. …”
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“…Joseph Rotblat was the Jewish nuclear scientist whose disillusionment with nuclear weapons encouraged him to become one of the prime architects of the anti-nuclear movement, and resulted in his lifelong efforts to promote social responsibility in science. …”
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“…Cornwell gives a dramatic account of the wide ranging Nazi research projects, from rockets to nuclear weapons; the pursuit of advanced technology for irrational ends, concluding with with penetrating relevance for today: the inherent dangers of science without conscience.…”
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“…The carcinogenic effects of exposure to ionizing radiation vary markedly with age, as revealed by studies of Japanese atomic bomb survivors and of Marshall Islanders exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific in 1954. An increase in cancers of adulthood after intrauterine exposure, as reported in 1988, has not been sustained. …”
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“…The Manhattan Project, the United States Army’s program to develop and deploy nuclear weapons in World War II, was a pivotal event in human history. …”
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“…The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. …”
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“…Although the Cold War has ended, thousands of workers involved in nuclear weapons production are still living with the adverse health effects of working with radioactive materials, beryllium, and silica. …”
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“…Using a dialectic method of philosophic inquiry, the actual ethical, legal, and social situation associated with genetic testing of beryllium-exposed workers in Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities for markers of chronic beryllium disease is described. …”
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“…The mass destruction of humanity, by parts or in whole, became reality with the advent of toxic agents founded on chemistry and biology or nuclear weapons derived from physics. The military’s new non-combat roles, combined with a quest for non-lethal weapons, may change the picture in regard to conventional defense establishments but are unlikely to deter bellicose tyrants or the new terrorists from using the unlimited potential of today’s and tomorrow’s arsenals. …”
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“…Uranium metal is associated with several aspects of nuclear technology; it is used as fuel for research and power reactors, targets for medical isotope productions, explosive for nuclear weapons and precursors in synthetic chemistry. …”
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“…For more than 40 years in rural Pike County, the 3,700-acre Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS), or the “A-Plant” as the locals refer to it, enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons. While the facility produced nuclear fuel for national security, it simultaneously exposed plant workers to chemicals and radiation and discharged pollution into the surrounding community. …”
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“…Renowned physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson is famous for his work in quantum mechanics, nuclear weapons policy and bold visions for the future of humanity. …”
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“…The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. …”
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“…Problems related to nuclear power, nuclear weapons, genetic engineering, information technology, exhaustion of non-renewable resources, use of fossil fuels and climate change are examined in the later chapters of the book. …”
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“…Arms control treaties are necessary to reduce the large stockpiles of the nuclear weapons that constitute one of the biggest dangers to the world. …”
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“…The possibility of a state, which has imported a fast reactor with closed fuel cycle enterprises, breaching the nuclear non-proliferation regime and secretly using the acquired equipment, technologies, and nuclear materials to originate nuclear weapons is discussed. It is assumed that the most likely development of events could be an importing state combining clandestine and overt scenarios: clandestine for the preparatory period of development of the non-nuclear components of a nuclear device, accumulation of experience and knowledge, and obtaining the required amount of weapons-grade nuclear material and overt for testing the developed device and its replication. …”
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“…Please bring along all those interested in this fundamental historical moment, and those also interested in having discussion on nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. Nobel laureate Prof. Roy J. Glauber is the last living scientist from the Theory Division of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. …”
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“…KEY MESSAGES: • Nowadays nuclear weapons use is a threat everybody should be aware of. • Information is an essential tool to make people able to protect themselves against radiation exposure.…”
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“…Bioterrorism, the deliberate, private use of biological agents to harm and frighten the people of a state or society, is related to the military use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. Attacks with biological agents are among the most insidious and breed the greatest fear. …”
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