Outline 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Introduction 6.11 Significance of the 1 March Shot 6.12 Extrapolation of the Present Findings to More General Situations The Effects of Kiloton Weapons 6.21 Blast and Thermal Effects 6.22 Immediate Gamma and Neutron Radiations 6.23 Dependence of Effects on Circumstances of Weapon Detonation Added Effects of Megaton Weapons 6.31 Immediate Blast, Heat und Radiation Effects 6.32 Phenomenology of Fallout 6.33 The Effects of Gamma Radiation From Fallout 6.384 The Effects of Beta Radiation From Fallout 6.35 The Effects of Internal Emitters From Fallout 6.36 Evasive Action; Protection From Fallout Estimation of the Severity of Exposure to Gamma Radiation 6.41 Prediction From Physical Estimates of Dose 6.42 Influence of the Geometry of Exposure on the Effective Dose; the LD,. for man. Radiation Syndromes as a Function of Type of Exposure, Dose and Time After Exposure 6.51 Effects of Superficial, Penetrating and Internal Radiations 6.52 The Syndromes from Total Body Penetrating Radiations 6.53 Probability of Survival as Related to Symptoms 6.6 Relative Hazard of Beta and Gamma Radiations from Fallout 6.7 Therapy of Acute Radiation Injury 6.8 Potential Long-Term Effects 6.9 Summary and Conclusions