Nuclear fallout

Since the 1970s, the western world has been integrating nuclear energy sources into it’s infrastructure. Globally there are 435 commercial nuclear reactors in 31 different countries (WNA: Nuclear Power in the World Today). With the US leading in nuclear energy production, more and more nations are adopting the practice of producing energy on a nuclear scale. A move towards more nuclear power in the United States of America means a move towards cleaner energy and a lower impact on the environment…

grenades set on massive destruction. Their goal was to crash the plane into a Nuclear Research Reactor unless their demands were met. They threatened to crash the plan into the facility, and when the threats weren't met, they forced the pilot to make a steep nose dive towards the facility. The government then met their requests, and later apprehended them in Cuba(Allison). There have been no actual threats of Nuclear terrorism since that day. There have been many Fakes and scares, but nothing…

radioactive chemicals in fallout, Sr-90 was the most feared. This radioactive fallout, as it is called, carries something that’s called strontium-90, which is the most dreadful poison in the world. For only one tablespoon equally shared by all the members of the human race could produce a dangerous level of radioactivity in the bones of every individual. U.S. childhood cancer rates had climbed in the 1950s and early 1960s, but scientists were stumped as to why. Studies of the fallout-cancer link…

silence. This is how one may describe Pripyat, Ukraine. What was once a city filled with great activity and energy is now a ghost town due to the impact radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident had on the surrounding environment. April 26, 1986, also known as the date of the worst nuclear accident in history. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was located in what was…

The end of the second World War was caused by the United States of America dropping two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The introduction of a new weapon that killed a total of 80,000 people in Hiroshima and 70,000 people in Nagasaki instantly scared the Soviet Union, so they started to develop nuclear weapons. And today Russia and the United States have the most dangerous weapons ever known. In 1939, Allied scientists discovered that German scientists had…

In the Fallout 3 box art; there are some signs such as Logo of Fallout which combined with the title, which showed word ‘Fallout 3’ with the ‘o’ adding with an electrical bolt. In connotative meaning; this sign can be interpreted as the jolt of the game or it maybe it means that the Fallout 3 is full of energy or the game full of technology which requires some electricity. And from signifier that stated ‘the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion’ which adding…

were in an arms race, a space race, and overall in constant rivalry. Most striking is the copious propaganda publicized during the era. Propaganda, more specifically the film Duck and Cover, reveals the sense of American vulnerability and fear of a nuclear attack. In 1945, the United States possessed a monopoly over the atomic bomb it was dropped for the first time in Hiroshima and in Nagasaki.…

Internally, the US government was also fearful of losing power within its nation. This is already evident in the opening of the documentary which showed the nuclear bomb testing in Bikini Atoll, where the American public were filled with skepticism. This led to Vice Admiral Blandy, Commander of the Bikini Test justifying himself, “the bomb will not start a chain reaction in the water, converting it all to gas and letting all the ships on all the oceans drop down to the bottom. It will not blow…

Fallout Shelter (Scott Peters, 1961) In the beginning of the cold war, it seems that some Americans had a sense of confidence about the war, as can be seen in this excerpt from the song; “I’m not scared/I’m prepared/I’ll be spared” (Peters.) Many people purchased fallout shelters as a means of defense against the possible nuclear war they thought Russia would start, they were designed to protect people from nuclear fallout and have enough supplies in them to typically last a few weeks. While the…

PROCESS OF FINDINGS The case study (Sozogaku.com, 2017) clarifies the design flaws and the human error which led to the innovation of future nuclear programs. After the disaster, Ukraine withheld information regarding the design flaws to protect their public image. Before we discuss the impact the Chernobyl Disaster had globally, it is essential that we analyze the impact it had on its own environment as well as the economy. The dense radiation contaminated significant agricultural products.…