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AGA: Arbeitsgruppe Physik und Abrüstung

AGA 5: Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control and Disarmament

AGA 5.3: Talk

Thursday, March 13, 2025, 16:30–17:00, HS HISKP

The Physics of Effects of Nuclear weapons revisited — •Götz Neuneck — IFSH, University of Hamburg

Since the beginning of the nuclear age which started with the nuclear explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, models and simulations of the effects of nuclear weapons have been undertaken by scientists and institutions. Beyond the material destruction, the societal, radiological, environmental and climatic effects have serious consequences for public health, global socioeconomic systems, agriculture etc. The United Nations proposed to establish an Independent Scientific Panel on the effects of Nuclear war. The talk summarizes the input, the methods and the conclusions of different studies to understand better the severe consequences of nuclear use. Key questions are: Are the earlier studies still compatible with the current possible scenarios? Is there a need for more research on the issue? What are the conclusions of states and relevant international organisations?

Keywords: nuclear use; effects of nuclear weapons; nuclear disarmament