Catalogue description RAF manual of effects of nuclear weapons. This manual covers the general effects of...

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Details of AIR 10/9375
Reference: AIR 10/9375
Description:

RAF manual of effects of nuclear weapons. This manual covers the general effects of nuclear explosions, such as the blast, thermal and radioactive effects, and provides graphs and illustrations to demonstrate these effects in the air and at sea. It also includes information on the effects of blasts and radiation on structures, such as buildings and submarines, the adverse effects of thermal radiation exposure to personnel and criteria for the use of nuclear weapons for particular targets.

Date: 1955 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: SD 755 (preliminary issue)
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Open on Transfer
Record opening date: 01 September 2007

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