Live Science - No other human-made catastrophes can wreak more destruction than a nuclear bomb. Luckily, bomb shelters and bunkers can protect us, right? The truth is that these structures' ability to shield people from the potent heat and blast of a nuclear bomb varies.
"It all depends on where the bunker is and the quality of the bomb," Norman Kleiman, an associate professor of environmental health sciences and director of the Radiation Safety Officer Training course at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, told Live Science.
According to Kleiman, bomb shelters came about during the Cold War as the U.S. and the Soviet Union hinted at mutually assured destruction by nuclear weapons. Both countries' governments designed programs to construct shelters in large public buildings, as well as to encourage individuals to build bunkers inside or outside their homes, Kleinman said.
It's possible that some people marketing these shelters were looking to make a buck amid a crisis. "I'd argue that most of them were being marketed by snake oil salesmen and hucksters," said Peter Caracappa, executive director of the radiation safety program at Columbia University. More
No comments:
Post a Comment