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That 0.11 mSv/year figure was the peak value in 1963. Says so the 2008 UNSCEAR report (page 4), which puts the global average residual contribution of atmospheric testing at 0.005 mSv/year, and that of dispersed Chernobyl fallout at 0.002 mSv/year (reduced from 0.04 mSv/year in 1986).

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Apr 1st, 2011 at 05:53:27 AM EST
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which puts the global average residual contribution of atmospheric testing

The then current level, I mean.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Fri Apr 1st, 2011 at 05:55:06 AM EST
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※Fallout : the residual radiation hazard from a nuclear experiment

rather than dropping bombs on peoples countries? one would thought that it would be one thing that people in Japan might remember

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Apr 1st, 2011 at 11:34:24 AM EST
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A case can be made that the only recorded dropping of nuclear bombs on other people's countries were, in fact, live-fire experiments more than they were acts of war.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Fri Apr 1st, 2011 at 09:21:01 PM EST
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