J. Robert Oppenheimer: Memorandum on the Radiological Dangers of a Nuclear Detonation - Milestone Documents

J. Robert Oppenheimer: Memorandum on the Radiological Dangers of a Nuclear Detonation

( 1945 ) Commentary by Bradley A. Skeen, Ph.D.

“The active material of the bomb itself is toxic. There is about 10 ^9^ times as much toxic material initially in the bomb itself as is needed for a single lethal dose.” - Memorandum on the Radiological Dangers of a Nuclear Detonation

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Panoramic view of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb drop (Library of Congress)

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