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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, nuclear ban, nuclear weapons, humanitarian impact, effects of nuclear weapons,
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, nuclear ban, nuclear weapons, humanitarian impact, effects of nuclear weapons,
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, nuclear ban, nuclear weapons, humanitarian impact, effects of nuclear weapons,
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Nuclear disarmament, nonproliferation, nuclear ban, nuclear weapons, humanitarian impact, effects of nuclear weapons,
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Short description
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Whilst this case study provides only a summary of a single nuclear weapon detonation the conclusions are stark. The detonation of a 100kT warhead over the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom would create blast and thermal effects killing more than 81,000 directly, leaving more than 212,000 injured, devastating housing and commercial buildings, destroying vital infrastructure, causing massive population displacement and leaving the local emergency service capacity seriously degraded. Ongoing radiation would have further health effects and hamper any efforts at remedial action. Even outside the zones of direct damage the effects of the detonation would leave systems of communication inoperable and the local population overwhelmed by those fleeing the crisis. The capacity of emergency and health services to provide a meaningful response would be minimal and the long-term impact on the psychological, social and economic fabric of UK society would be massive.The findings of this case study are not new. Rather it seeks to reinforce a basic understanding of the scale of humanitarian consequences that would result from any use of nuclear weapons. It is very narrow in its consideration of the humanitarian effects, and these in turn are conservatively drawn. The international humanitarian consequences of a nuclear war would be magnified many times from the impacts projected here, extending into environmental impacts that would affect populations far removed from the crisis. Yet by painting a more limited picture we are reminded, at a scale we can relate to, that the consequences of these weapons are far beyond what most people would consider acceptable.The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use, even when considered most conservatively, demand that such use be explicitly made illegal. It is against a background of international illegality that efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons will most productively be pursued.
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Short description
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Whilst this case study provides only a summary of a single nuclear weapon detonation the conclusions are stark. The detonation of a 100kT warhead over the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom would create blast and thermal effects killing more than 81,000 directly, leaving more than 212,000 injured, devastating housing and commercial buildings, destroying vital infrastructure, causing massive population displacement and leaving the local emergency service capacity seriously degraded. Ongoing radiation would have further health effects and hamper any efforts at remedial action. Even outside the zones of direct damage the effects of the detonation would leave systems of communication inoperable and the local population overwhelmed by those fleeing the crisis. The capacity of emergency and health services to provide a meaningful response would be minimal and the long-term impact on the psychological, social and economic fabric of UK society would be massive.The findings of this case study are not new. Rather it seeks to reinforce a basic understanding of the scale of humanitarian consequences that would result from any use of nuclear weapons. It is very narrow in its consideration of the humanitarian effects, and these in turn are conservatively drawn. The international humanitarian consequences of a nuclear war would be magnified many times from the impacts projected here, extending into environmental impacts that would affect populations far removed from the crisis. Yet by painting a more limited picture we are reminded, at a scale we can relate to, that the consequences of these weapons are far beyond what most people would consider acceptable.The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use, even when considered most conservatively, demand that such use be explicitly made illegal. It is against a background of international illegality that efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons will most productively be pursued.
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Short description
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Whilst this case study provides only a summary of a single nuclear weapon detonation the conclusions are stark. The detonation of a 100kT warhead over the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom would create blast and thermal effects killing more than 81,000 directly, leaving more than 212,000 injured, devastating housing and commercial buildings, destroying vital infrastructure, causing massive population displacement and leaving the local emergency service capacity seriously degraded. Ongoing radiation would have further health effects and hamper any efforts at remedial action. Even outside the zones of direct damage the effects of the detonation would leave systems of communication inoperable and the local population overwhelmed by those fleeing the crisis. The capacity of emergency and health services to provide a meaningful response would be minimal and the long-term impact on the psychological, social and economic fabric of UK society would be massive.The findings of this case study are not new. Rather it seeks to reinforce a basic understanding of the scale of humanitarian consequences that would result from any use of nuclear weapons. It is very narrow in its consideration of the humanitarian effects, and these in turn are conservatively drawn. The international humanitarian consequences of a nuclear war would be magnified many times from the impacts projected here, extending into environmental impacts that would affect populations far removed from the crisis. Yet by painting a more limited picture we are reminded, at a scale we can relate to, that the consequences of these weapons are far beyond what most people would consider acceptable.The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use, even when considered most conservatively, demand that such use be explicitly made illegal. It is against a background of international illegality that efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons will most productively be pursued.
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Short description
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Whilst this case study provides only a summary of a single nuclear weapon detonation the conclusions are stark. The detonation of a 100kT warhead over the city of Manchester in the United Kingdom would create blast and thermal effects killing more than 81,000 directly, leaving more than 212,000 injured, devastating housing and commercial buildings, destroying vital infrastructure, causing massive population displacement and leaving the local emergency service capacity seriously degraded. Ongoing radiation would have further health effects and hamper any efforts at remedial action. Even outside the zones of direct damage the effects of the detonation would leave systems of communication inoperable and the local population overwhelmed by those fleeing the crisis. The capacity of emergency and health services to provide a meaningful response would be minimal and the long-term impact on the psychological, social and economic fabric of UK society would be massive.The findings of this case study are not new. Rather it seeks to reinforce a basic understanding of the scale of humanitarian consequences that would result from any use of nuclear weapons. It is very narrow in its consideration of the humanitarian effects, and these in turn are conservatively drawn. The international humanitarian consequences of a nuclear war would be magnified many times from the impacts projected here, extending into environmental impacts that would affect populations far removed from the crisis. Yet by painting a more limited picture we are reminded, at a scale we can relate to, that the consequences of these weapons are far beyond what most people would consider acceptable.The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use, even when considered most conservatively, demand that such use be explicitly made illegal. It is against a background of international illegality that efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons will most productively be pursued.
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