The Effects of Nuclear Weapons

“When The Effects of Atomic Weapons was published in 1950, the explosive energy yields of the fission bomb available at that time were equivalent to some thousands of tons (i.e., kilotons) of TNT. With the development of thermonuclear (fusion) weapons, having energy yields in the range of millions of tons (i.e. Megatons) of TNT, a new presentation, entitled The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, was issued in 1957. A completely revised edition was published in 1962 and this was reprinted with a few changes early in 1964.”