In this issue of The Lancet, three Series papers and a Viewpoint commemorate 70 years of caring for survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the more recent extension of that care to those aff ected by the Fukushima nuclear accident. As a result of this unwelcome triple legacy, Japan has become a uniquely important site for understanding radiation-related health ef...

cludes an elucidation of the common surgical conditions in that area, indications for operation, discussion of prognosis, and an excellent section answering those questions most frequently asked by patients. While intended primarily for the lay public, this book obviously is of value to anyone dealing with patients. It might also, in a general way and by bringing together loose ends, be of valu...

This paper explores a vacant spot in the Cold War history of science: the development of research activities in the physical environmental sciences and in nuclear science and technology in Greenland. In the post-war period, scientific exploration of the polar areas became a strategically important element in American and Soviet defence policy. Particularly geophysical fields like meteorology, g...

The object of the study is a hypothetical nuclear war between China and United States. subject strategic risks preventing aim to determine that prevent initiation States at stage making decision launch first strike. Methods methodology. was carried out within framework neorealism. A systematic approach used as well methodology classical military-political studies. Among methods were such genera...