San Antonio College Library

The authors, two physicists and a biologist, explore the scientific facts relating to the theory of nuclear winter and its consequences -- destruction of the environment, spread of epidemic disease, contamination by radioactivity, and collapse of agriculture -- that would spread famine and death to every country. With scientific caution and clarity, they analyze how a nuclear war might be fought, and how smoke and dust from fires and explosions could...

Lawrence Badash traces the rise & fall of the concept of 'nuclear winter', played out in research activity, public relations & Reagan-era politics.