FACTS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS The contents of this section have been copied and adapted (as well as supplemented) from the ISANW publication, "Facts About Nuclear

Weapons". See:

NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of WHAT IS NUCLEAR DARKNESS? What is. nuclear darkness? In a nuclear war, burning cities would create millions of tons of thick, black smoke. This smoke would rise above cloud level, into the stratosphere, where it would quickly spread around the planet. A large nuclear war would produce enough smoke to block most sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface. THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The atoms in a molecule are held together by chemical bonds which form due to the way electrons distribute themselves in the molecule. The

binding energy

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

CONSEQUENCES OF A LARGE NUCLEAR WAR Consequences of a large nuclear war. Following a large U.S.-Russian nuclear war, enormous fires created by nuclear explosions in cities and industrial areas cause 150 million tons of smoke to be lofted high into the stratosphere. The smoke is quickly spread around the world and forms a dense smoke layer around both Hemispheres; the smoke will THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. 2,000+ organizations in over 90 countries have now signed the Abolition 2000 Statement and are actively participatng in ten working groups to accomplish the eleven points listed below.. Abolition 2000 Statement. A secure and livable world for our children and grandchildren and all future generations requires that we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Deadly global climate change from nuclear war. Nuclear war would devastate the environment, climate, ecosystems and inhabitants of Earth. A "regional" nuclear war, fought between emerging nuclear weapon states with relatively primitive nuclear weapons, would create a Nuclear Haze which would quickly lead to deadly global climate

change.

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the FACTS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS The contents of this section have been copied and adapted (as well as supplemented) from the ISANW publication, "Facts About Nuclear

Weapons". See:

NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of WHAT IS NUCLEAR DARKNESS? What is. nuclear darkness? In a nuclear war, burning cities would create millions of tons of thick, black smoke. This smoke would rise above cloud level, into the stratosphere, where it would quickly spread around the planet. A large nuclear war would produce enough smoke to block most sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface. THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The atoms in a molecule are held together by chemical bonds which form due to the way electrons distribute themselves in the molecule. The

binding energy

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

CONSEQUENCES OF A LARGE NUCLEAR WAR Consequences of a large nuclear war. Following a large U.S.-Russian nuclear war, enormous fires created by nuclear explosions in cities and industrial areas cause 150 million tons of smoke to be lofted high into the stratosphere. The smoke is quickly spread around the world and forms a dense smoke layer around both Hemispheres; the smoke will THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. 2,000+ organizations in over 90 countries have now signed the Abolition 2000 Statement and are actively participatng in ten working groups to accomplish the eleven points listed below.. Abolition 2000 Statement. A secure and livable world for our children and grandchildren and all future generations requires that we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Deadly global climate change from nuclear war. Nuclear war would devastate the environment, climate, ecosystems and inhabitants of Earth. A "regional" nuclear war, fought between emerging nuclear weapon states with relatively primitive nuclear weapons, would create a Nuclear Haze which would quickly lead to deadly global climate

change.

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Nuclear weapons explained Overview ; Nuclear Test Videos ; Frequently asked questions ; Online Resources ; General information and historical data about nuclear weapons STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia. NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear rather than chemical reactions. A nuclear reaction releases about a million times more energy than does. a chemical reaction. This difference makes nuclear weapons much more powerful than conventional weapons.

ONLINE RESSOURCES

There are some great websites which provide sophisticated yet understandable answers to how nuclear weapons work, the history of their development and testing, and A TREATY TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS A Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC) is a proposed treaty to ban nuclear weapons and ensure their elimination. Countries are legally required to negotiate such a treaty, and experts have already produced a draft text. They argue that an NWC is more likely to succeed than a series of fragmented and inconsistent approaches to nuclear disarmament.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

The Effect of 300 Kiloton Nuclear Detonation Centered at the Pentagon. Animated graphic depicting the devastating effects of a 300 kiloton nuclear airburst over the Pentagon as described in an article by Lynn Eden in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. GLOBAL TEMPERATURE DROPS AFTER NUCLEAR WAR Global temperatures 1 year after 150 million tons of smoke enter

stratosphere

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the

A ROADMAP FOR PEACE

A Roadmap for Peace. On September 20, 1961, in the city of Belgrade, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the McCloy-Zorin Accords. This remarkable agreement, which calls for “War No Longer”, set guidelines for not only nuclear disarmament, but

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FACTS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS The contents of this section have been copied and adapted (as well as supplemented) from the ISANW publication, "Facts About Nuclear

Weapons". See:

NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of WHAT IS NUCLEAR DARKNESS? What is. nuclear darkness? In a nuclear war, burning cities would create millions of tons of thick, black smoke. This smoke would rise above cloud level, into the stratosphere, where it would quickly spread around the planet. A large nuclear war would produce enough smoke to block most sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface. THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The atoms in a molecule are held together by chemical bonds which form due to the way electrons distribute themselves in the molecule. The

binding energy

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

CONSEQUENCES OF A LARGE NUCLEAR WAR Consequences of a large nuclear war. Following a large U.S.-Russian nuclear war, enormous fires created by nuclear explosions in cities and industrial areas cause 150 million tons of smoke to be lofted high into the stratosphere. The smoke is quickly spread around the world and forms a dense smoke layer around both Hemispheres; the smoke will THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. 2,000+ organizations in over 90 countries have now signed the Abolition 2000 Statement and are actively participatng in ten working groups to accomplish the eleven points listed below.. Abolition 2000 Statement. A secure and livable world for our children and grandchildren and all future generations requires that we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Deadly global climate change from nuclear war. Nuclear war would devastate the environment, climate, ecosystems and inhabitants of Earth. A "regional" nuclear war, fought between emerging nuclear weapon states with relatively primitive nuclear weapons, would create a Nuclear Haze which would quickly lead to deadly global climate

change.

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the FACTS ABOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS The contents of this section have been copied and adapted (as well as supplemented) from the ISANW publication, "Facts About Nuclear

Weapons". See:

NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of WHAT IS NUCLEAR DARKNESS? What is. nuclear darkness? In a nuclear war, burning cities would create millions of tons of thick, black smoke. This smoke would rise above cloud level, into the stratosphere, where it would quickly spread around the planet. A large nuclear war would produce enough smoke to block most sunlight from reaching the Earth's surface. THE PHYSICS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The atoms in a molecule are held together by chemical bonds which form due to the way electrons distribute themselves in the molecule. The

binding energy

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

CONSEQUENCES OF A LARGE NUCLEAR WAR Consequences of a large nuclear war. Following a large U.S.-Russian nuclear war, enormous fires created by nuclear explosions in cities and industrial areas cause 150 million tons of smoke to be lofted high into the stratosphere. The smoke is quickly spread around the world and forms a dense smoke layer around both Hemispheres; the smoke will THE ABOLITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS The Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. 2,000+ organizations in over 90 countries have now signed the Abolition 2000 Statement and are actively participatng in ten working groups to accomplish the eleven points listed below.. Abolition 2000 Statement. A secure and livable world for our children and grandchildren and all future generations requires that we achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Deadly global climate change from nuclear war. Nuclear war would devastate the environment, climate, ecosystems and inhabitants of Earth. A "regional" nuclear war, fought between emerging nuclear weapon states with relatively primitive nuclear weapons, would create a Nuclear Haze which would quickly lead to deadly global climate

change.

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the NUCLEAR DARKNESS & NUCLEAR FAMINE Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine | Consequences of

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

Nuclear weapons explained Overview ; Nuclear Test Videos ; Frequently asked questions ; Online Resources ; General information and historical data about nuclear weapons STATUS OF WORLD NUCLEAR FORCES Status of World Nuclear Forces. Courtesy of Hans Kristensen and the Federation of American Scientists. 19 years after fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the world's combined stockpile of nuclear weapons remains at a very high level: approximately 22,300. 95% of these weapons are possessed by the U.S. and Russia. NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear rather than chemical reactions. A nuclear reaction releases about a million times more energy than does. a chemical reaction. This difference makes nuclear weapons much more powerful than conventional weapons.

ONLINE RESSOURCES

There are some great websites which provide sophisticated yet understandable answers to how nuclear weapons work, the history of their development and testing, and A TREATY TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS A Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC) is a proposed treaty to ban nuclear weapons and ensure their elimination. Countries are legally required to negotiate such a treaty, and experts have already produced a draft text. They argue that an NWC is more likely to succeed than a series of fragmented and inconsistent approaches to nuclear disarmament.

NUCLEAR DARKNESS

The Effect of 300 Kiloton Nuclear Detonation Centered at the Pentagon. Animated graphic depicting the devastating effects of a 300 kiloton nuclear airburst over the Pentagon as described in an article by Lynn Eden in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. GLOBAL TEMPERATURE DROPS AFTER NUCLEAR WAR Global temperatures 1 year after 150 million tons of smoke enter

stratosphere

PICTURES OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI On August 6, 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb dropped by the United States. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki; five days after that, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the

A ROADMAP FOR PEACE

A Roadmap for Peace. On September 20, 1961, in the city of Belgrade, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the McCloy-Zorin Accords. This remarkable agreement, which calls for “War No Longer”, set guidelines for not only nuclear disarmament, but

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