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Chapter 23

Survival In Man-Made Hazards

THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT

Thermal Radiation

23-4. This effect is the heat and light radiation a nuclear explosion's fireball emits. Light radiation consists of both visible light and ultraviolet and infrared light. Thermal radiation produces extensive fires, skin burns, and flash blindness.



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