Articles and Analysis – Page 17

THE IMPACT OF A REGIONAL NUCLEAR CONFLICT BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN: TWO VIEWS

G. D. HESS SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, G. Dale Hess dissects the scientific debate on the severity of the climatic effects of a regional nuclear war…

56 former leaders and ministers of US allies urge states to join the nuclear weapon ban treaty

Fifty-six former presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and defence ministers from 20 NATO member states, as well as Japan and South Korea, have just issued an open letter calling on…

Impact of Natural Background Radiation on Health

Understanding the Debate T S Krishnan (tskrishnan@iimnagpur.ac.in) is visiting faculty, Production and Operations Management, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur. Annapureddy Rama Papi Reddy (papi@iimnagpur.ac.in) teaches at the Production and Operations…

Book Review: The Nuclear Arms Race, Then and Now

In “The Button,” former Defense Secretary William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina survey the dangers of nuclear escalation. Top: The Minuteman missile was developed during the Cold War as…

Many Fukushima evacuees die away from home

NHK has learned that more than 2,600 people have died over the ensuing years after being evacuated from their hometowns following the meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant…