Nuclear weapons are another post-communist health hazard

Mental health in post-communist countries.

Massive political, economic, and social changes in eastern and central Europe since the 1990s have created conditions of instability and stress, which are associated with troubling trends in health. Severe economic constraints after the collapse of the former Soviet Union followed by patchy economic growth have contributed to marked inequalities in income and social upheaval. These changes have...

Perspectives on Nuclear Weapons and Community Health A Newsletter of the Community-Based Hazard Management Program

Geographic Information Systems for Community Environmental Health Applications ............................................... 1 Literature Review on GIS: Benefits and Barriers to Community Empowerment ............................................... 5 Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities Project (NRMNC): GIS and Community-Based Hazard Management...........................................

Health effects of nuclear weapons testing.

Nuclear weapons were virtually unknown to the world before Aug 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb was used against Japan in Hiroshima and the second 3 days later in Nagasaki. The 70th anniversary of this event is marked in the Lancet Series From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to Fukushima. 2, 3 The legacy of the atomic bomb extended far beyond Japan with atomic weapons testing programmes conducted wor...

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Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Reactors

This report addresses the tenuous link between nuclear power reactor development and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly with respect to possible terrorist exploitation. Arguments are presented that contradict the popular image of nuclear weaponry as a "basement project". 4 CONTENTS