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economic structure would be destroyed. _2. Ignorance about radioactive fallout could cause many more people to die than those killed by the bomb blast itself.
3. Radiation is something we must live with from now on.
4. Since radiation is visible, it is very easy to detect.
_5. There 'is a difference between undesirable radiation and dangerous radiation. _6. Normal radiation has just been with us since we started testing of nuclear weapons.
7. Public concern over fallout is a normal psycholoKial reaction._ __8. The ^sk at hpnd is" to replace understanding with ignorance.
9. The smallest particle of in element that still retains the characteristics of that element is an, atom. _10. Fallout is very fine, dustlike particles of radioactive matter created by a nuclear explosion. _11. Half-life is the time required for a radioactive substance to lose 60 per cent of its radioactivity by decay. _12. The alert signal is a steady five f 5) minute blast on whistles or sirens. _13. External radiation is more serious than internal radiation to farm people because it lasts longer. _14. Distance, time, tolerance~ahd shielding determine the amount of damage from radiation. _15. Persons can increase their chances of survival from radiation only by providing additional shielding.
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