Isbn: 9788182744905 - aftermath of a nuclear attack (9 risultati)

Condizione: New. pp. xix + 203 Figures.

Condizione: New. pp. xix + 203 Index 1st Published.

Condizione: New. pp. xix + 203, Abbreviations.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. ISBN:9788182744905,203pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Contents Foreword Preface Acronyms and abbreviations 1 Introduction I Effects of a nuclear strike and nuclear damage estimation 2 Existing studies and models for damage estimation 3 Damage from effects of blast 4 Damage from effects of thermal radiation 5 Damage from initial nuclear radiation 6 Damager from residual nuclear radiation including nuclear fallout 7 Yield estimation and locating ground zero II Nuclear strike scenario 8 Introduction 9 Areas vulnerable to nuclear strikes 10 Counter-value targeting New Delhi and ? 11 Counter-force targets Indian armed forces III Post-strikes operations in the aftermath of a nuclear attack 12 Introduction 13 Post-strike military operations 14 Post-strike response in a metropolis 15 Approach to preparedness and capacity building 16 Conclusion Appendices IndexIt has been over six decades since nuclear weapons were invented and used with devastating effect during the closing stages of World War II on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Among the weapons of mass destruction invented so far nuclear weapons remain unique not only due to the large-scale destruction they can inflict almost instantaneously but also due to the insidious and long-term threat they pose to humanity In spite of being in existence for such a long time some of the facets of nuclear weapons especially their immediate and long-term effects remain an enigma for most peopleThis book is an attempt to demystify some of these aspects and effects of nuclear weapons so that our civil and military defence planners have a reasonable idea about the scale and magnitude of disaster that will follow a nuclear attack As a natural corollary it then examines the type and nature of post-attack disaster management operations that may have to be launched following a counter-value strike The study also dwells on the various problems associated with the conduct of military operations in a radiologically contaminated environment with a view to derive viable and technically sound working parameters 204 pp.…

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: New. Aims to demystify aspects and effects of nuclear weapons so that civil and military defence planners have a reasonable idea about the scale and magnitude of disaster that will follow a nuclear attack. As a natural corollary, the book examines the type and n.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Aims to demystify aspects and effects of nuclear weapons so that civil and military defence planners have a reasonable idea about the scale and magnitude of disaster that will follow a nuclear attack. As a natural corollary, the book examines the type and nature of post-attack disaster management operations that may have to be launched following a counter-value strike.…