-

—
~

Phenomenon

Kill

crushing overpressure

" dynamio pressure
(wind force)

;

:

thermal
penetrating radiation

ScalingFactors

6 psi

1 psi

wh/3

lpsi

0.1 pat

wi/3

10 cal/cm*

2 cal/em*

W, D*

.

5000
r (inmediate)
700 r (delayed)

induced contamination

n

fallout

n

craters

Approximate

Safe

..

W, D

_ 0,1 x/day

wed

25-50 r

"

less than 1.5

w/3

ae

crater radii

2

w/3

ywi/3

fireball

The presentation was aided by a large number of "height of burst

charts" for the various weapons effects,

Some of the points brought

out were the following: There is a "bonus factor" in the scaled

effects (on a light steel frame structure, for example) of 1 MT versus
those of 1 KT, due to the longer wind duration with the higher yield
explosion.

Against aircraft, dynamic pressure and penetrating radia-

tion effects seem the most important.

(For a 2 KT shot against a 5-29

at 10,000 ft the 5000 r radiation envelope reaches out farther than
the thermal and wind effects, except in certain directions in which
the last have a greater lethal range.

At 40,000 ft radiation has a

larger lethal radius than any other effect.)

With respect to surface

contamination, induced activity predominates over fallout for high
altitude bursts.
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