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Nagasaki asks Japan gov't to push nuke ban amid leadership vacuum
Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:14:00 +0200kyodonews (en)
Exactly 75 years have passed since the day our city was assaulted by a nuclear bomb. Despite the passing of three quarters of a century, we are still living in a world where nuclear weapons exist. Just why is it that we humans are still unable to rid ourselves of nuclear weapons? Are we truly unable....
How US should prepare for nuclear event | The Conversation
Sun, 09 Aug 2020 18:47:00 +0200news-herald (en)
and that the U.S. is not very well-prepared for nuclear and radiological events. I’ve been studying the effects of nuclear events – from detonations to accidents – for over 30 years. This has included my direct involvement in research, teaching and humanitarian efforts in multiple expeditions to Chernobyl- and Fukushima-contaminated areas.
Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for a nuclear event
Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:52:00 +0200phys (en)
, which I proposed in 2017. Such a group could bring together nuclear and nonnuclear technical and health professionals for education and training, and help to meet the preparedness, coordination, collaboration and staffing requirements necessary to respond to a large-scale nuclear crisis.
At Beirut's 'ground zero', rescuers race to find survivors
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 23:49:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)
BEIRUT - Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access to a room where they believe Beirut port employees could still be alive. Three days after the monster explosion that disfigured the city in a matter of seconds, the clock was already ticking down Friday on any potential survivors' chances.
Race to find survivors at Beirut's 'ground zero' after explosions
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:15:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)
BEIRUT: Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access to a room where they believe Beirut port employees could still be alive. Three days after the monster explosion that disfigured the city in a matter of seconds, the clock was already ticking down....
Nuclear threats are increasing – here’s how the US should prepare…
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 15:01:00 +0200qnewshub (en)
What would this workforce need to be prepared to manage? For that we can look back at the legacy of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as nuclear accidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima. What happens when a nuclear device is detonated over a city? Approximately 135,000 and 64,000....
At Beirut's 'Ground Zero', Race To Find Survivors
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:56:00 +0200ibtimes (en)
Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access to a room where they believe Beirut port employees could still be alive. Three days after the monster explosion that disfigured the city in a matter of seconds, the clock was already ticking down Friday on any potential survivors' chances.
At Beirut's 'ground zero', race to find survivors
Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:52:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)
Three days after the monster explosion that disfigured the city in a matter of seconds, the clock was already ticking down Friday on any potential survivors' chances. Rescuers from Lebanon, France, Germany, Russia and other countries worked shifts to try to find an entrance to a control room buried under metres (yards) of rubble.
The US Must Prepare to Respond to a Nuclear Disaster
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:12:00 +0200defenseone (en)
MIL-OSI Global: Nuclear threats are increasing – here’s how the US should prepare for a nuclear event
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:41:00 +0200foreignaffairs-nz (en)
What happens when a nuclear device is detonated over a city? Approximately 135,000 and 64,000 people died , respectively, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The great majority of deaths happened in the first days after the bombings, mainly from thermal burns, severe physical injuries and radiation.
Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:59:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)
Disclosure statement. Cham Dallas has received funding from: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), through the State of Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH), Georgia Emergency Preparedness (Hospital Preparedness and Ebola Emergency Training) U.S.
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