Project Gutenberg 1996-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 203 United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives Produced by Gregory Walker "Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives" is a scientific publication produced by the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in the mid-1970s. This document seeks to explore the long-term global consequences of nuclear warfare, going beyond the immediate effects felt by countries directly targeted by nuclear weapons. It provides a synthesized view of the various potential impacts of nuclear detonations, including radioactive fallout and alterations in the global environment. The book discusses the mechanics of nuclear explosions and their extensive repercussions, such as local and worldwide radioactive fallout, and environmental alterations caused by high-altitude dust and ozone layer depletion. It highlights how a large-scale nuclear conflict could yield severe global consequences, affecting agricultural productivity due to temperature changes, potential increases in skin cancer rates due to ozone depletion, and other complex interactions that might jeopardize the health of ecosystems and human populations far removed from the initial strikes. The document serves as both a warning and a call for awareness around the unpredictable long-term effects of nuclear warfare on humanity and the planet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Radioactive fallout Nuclear warfare -- Environmental aspects UF Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Environmental Issues 74826 2025-07-01T06:48:45.591435 text/html 67464 2021-01-01T10:42:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 24545 2021-01-01T10:42:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 124335 2025-07-01T06:48:51.003435 application/epub+zip 123794 2025-07-01T06:48:48.732606 application/epub+zip 95507 2025-07-01T06:48:47.629449 application/epub+zip 321385 2025-07-01T06:48:52.615427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312905 2025-07-01T06:48:50.321423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225175 2022-09-01T07:38:51.764213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64040 2025-07-01T06:48:45.336502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64008 2021-01-01T10:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23510 2021-01-01T10:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18360 2025-07-01T06:48:52.732406 application/rdf+xml 23106 2025-07-01T06:48:48.116441 image/jpeg 4673 2025-07-01T06:48:47.870446 image/jpeg 122494 2025-07-01T06:48:45.597471 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia