i
Superseded
This Document Has Been Replaced By:
i
Retired
This Document Has Been Retired
i
Up-to-date Information
This is the latest update:
Improvised nuclear device
-
Published Date:
3/17/14
-
Language:English
-
Details:
-
Alternative Title:IND
-
Corporate Authors:
-
Description:An infographic looking at what an improvised nuclear device or IND is. An Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) is a type of nuclear weapon. When an IND explodes, it gives off four types of energy: a blast wave, intense light, heat, and radiation. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II is an example of an IND.When an IND explodes, a large fireball is created. Everything inside of this fireball vaporizes and is carried upward. This creates a mushroom-shaped cloud. The material in the cloud cools into dust-like particles and drops back to the earth as fallout. Fallout can be carried by the wind and can end up miles from the site of the explosion. Fallout is radioactive and can contaminate anything it lands on. http://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation Publication date from document properties infographic_improvised_nuclear_device.pdf
-
Subject:
-
Document Type:
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
- File Type:
-
Supporting Files:No Additional Files
No Related Documents.