The medical effects of nuclear war
The medical effects of nuclear war
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核战争的医学影响
DOI：
10.1136/bmj.287.6391.562
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发表时间：
1983
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通讯作者：
J. Smith
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J. Smith
先生，最近内政部发给地区科学顾问的一封信对《核战争的医学影响》中给出的某些数字的准确性提出了质疑。我的职业生涯始于奥尔德马斯顿原子武器研究所的一名科学官员，从事武器试验。后来，我成为了一名牧师，但我保持了对科学的兴趣，最终接受了伯克希尔的科学顾问培训。因此，凭借一些知识，我可以发表以下声明：(A)《核战争的医学影响》中给出的所有数字都是绝对准确的；(B)在《科学顾问培训手册》中很容易找到一些错误；(C)如果发生核战争，联合王国不可能有足够的民防；(D)即使内政部的数字是正确的，核战争也将以一种可怕的方式摧毁国家，无论是医疗还是民防能力，除了最原始的恢复之外。也许值得注意的是，当我写信给内政部，要求提供他们给地区科学顾问的信的副本时，我的请求被拒绝了；此外，我发现为科学顾问提供的培训在某些重要方面不够充分。
SIR,-A recent Home Office letter sent to regional scientific advisers casts doubt on the accuracy of certain figures given in The Medical Effects of Nuclear War.'I began my career as a scientific officer at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, working on weapons trials. Subse-quently I becamea priest, but I kept up my scientific interests and eventually took training as a scientific adviser for Berkshire. Therefore with some knowledge I can make the following statements:(a) all figures given in The Medical Effects of Nuclear War are substan-tially accurate;(b) a number of errors are easily found in the Scientific Advisers' Training Manual;(c) there is no possibility of adequate civil defence of the United Kingdom in the event of nuclear war;(d) even if Home Office figures were correct, a nuclear war would devastate the country in a horrific way beyond either medical or civil defence capacity to effect any but the most primitive recovery. It is perhaps notable that when I wrote to the Home Office to ask for a copy of their letter to regional scientific advisers my request was refused; furthermore, I found the training offered to scientific advisers in-adequate in certain important respects.