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Leukemia in Atomic Bomb

EUKEMOGENESIS induced by repeated exposures to x-ray and other forms of radiation energy has long been recognized in man and in experimental ammals.’3 The explosion of the atomic bombs in Japan exposed two large human populations to single brief but massive doses of ionizing irradiation and subsequently a marked increase in leukemia among survivors was reported.4 ‘ The present study consists of...

Winning with the Bomb

The question of what effects nuclear weapons have on an actor’s success in coercive diplomacy is in part a function of how nuclear weapons change the perceived costs of conflict. We argue that states will be able to prevail in improving their allotment of a good or in convincing an opponent to back down, and have shorter crises, if their opponents have greater expected costs of crisis. Noting, ...

A ballistic bomb calorimeter.

The classical methods for determining the calorie value of foodstuffs are both long and tedious, and a number of alternative methods have been suggested for assessing the energy value of foods based on an analysis of the foodstuff and the use of factors with each of the chemical components to give energy content. None of these methods is really satisfactory, and when a high level of accuracy is...

Bomb blast maculopathy.

To cite: Campbell TG, Razavi H, Turner AW. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204305 DESCRIPTION A young Afghani man detained in an immigration centre 1500 miles from tertiary eye care presented to an outreach ophthalmology clinic in a remote part of Australia with a history of long-standing visual loss. He reported being blinded in a suicide bomb...

Atom Bomb Made Easy