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  2. Hibakujumoku - Wikipedia

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    A Eucalyptus melliodora tree at the site of Hiroshima Castle, 740 m from the hypocenter.The tree survived the atomic bombing, while the castle was destroyed. Hibakujumoku (Japanese: 被爆樹木; also called survivor tree or A-bombed tree in English) is a Japanese term for a tree that survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

  3. If a nuclear bomb goes off, this is the most important thing ...

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    The Cold War ended in 1991, but the looming threat of nuclear attack lives on with more than 14,900 nuclear weapons wielded by nine nations.. A terrorist-caused nuclear detonation is one of 15 ...

  4. Survival Under Atomic Attack - Wikipedia

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    If you have time when an alert sounds, close the house up tight in order to keep out fire sparks and radioactive dusts and to lessen the chances of being cut by flying glass. Keep the house closed until all danger is past. 5. Use the Telephone Only For True Emergencies Do not use the phone unless absolutely necessary.

  5. Nuclear War Survival Skills - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear War Survival Skills or NWSS, by Cresson Kearny, is a civil defense manual. It contains information gleaned from research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory during the Cold War , as well as from Kearny's extensive jungle living and international travels.

  6. Here's why US Iron Dome is necessary, but will differ from ...

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    We must also develop something akin to the Cold War’s doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, such that our nuclear-armed enemies understand the risk to them should they contemplate launching ...

  7. First strike (nuclear strategy) - Wikipedia

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    In nuclear strategy, a first strike or preemptive strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is a country's ability to defeat another nuclear power by destroying its arsenal to the point where the attacking country can survive the weakened retaliation while the opposing side is left unable to continue war.

  8. Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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    In the documentary The Fog of War, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara recalls General Curtis LeMay, who relayed the Presidential order to drop nuclear bombs on Japan, [135] said: "If we'd lost the war, we'd all have been prosecuted as war criminals." And I think he's right. He, and I'd say I, were behaving as war criminals.

  9. Indirect fire - Wikipedia

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    The concealment aspect remains important, but from World War I equally important was the capability to concentrate the fire of many artillery batteries at the same target or set of targets. This became increasingly important as the range of artillery increased, allowing each battery to have an ever-greater area of influence, but required ...