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From: mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Michael Squires)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Nuclear Detonation Model Wanted.
Summary: at your neighborhood library
Keywords: nuclear weapons effects
Message-ID: <1991Apr14.184044.21434@news.cs.indiana.edu>
Date: 14 Apr 91 23:40:27 GMT
References: <1991Apr9.082100.9957@cc.newcastle.edu.au> <-283049997@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com> <1991Apr10.175126.13360@news.stolaf.edu>
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington.
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The Office of Civil Defense published a book called "Nuclear  Weapons Effects".
It was used in CD training classes.  It contains equations and nomographs that
will let you determine how quickly an air, land, or water burst will demolish
various structures.  GE published a little booklet in the '60's (the may still
do it) that contained a nuclear weapons effects slide rule, plus similar tables.

In terms of computer software the most famous isprobably the SIR NEM model
(Strategic International Relations Nuclear Exchange Model) created by the
Agency for Interscience Methodology in Chicago in the 70's which was run
by ACDA and by the Joint Strategic Targeting Planning Staff.  Another model
still apparently in use is the Arsenal Exchange Model which was less
disaggregated.  (This is current as of 1980, the last time I spent much
time in this area..)  The sources for SIR NEM were available from ACDA
at one time, with all the comments removed (except for the JSTPS line
numbers!).

An interesting aside:  when I recompiled a version of AEM that I know was used
during the SALT I talks I was interested to find 13 FORTRAN errors missed by
the more primitive compilers of the early 70's (CDC 3600 FTN).  These were
all uninitialized variables.  Now, about that 100% reliability you promised....
-- 

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