1. The Role of Nuclear Weapons in a Post Cold War World of Terr
... nations concluded that distributing multiple warheads against multiple cities was far more effective; thus the small MIRV became the strategic tool of choice. Evidence of long term radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were also publicized during this period. During the 1960s research indicated that above ground testing of often megaton sized nuclear weapons had led to slightly increased ... , the tendency would be to over design the weapon. U.S. policy of not classifying basic research has led to numerous publicly available technical papers that the technically astute could use as...
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