text: ?f0. Fallout from the 2OO weapons of IO0 kt. vould constitute a nore seriousproblem, as each weapon wou1d reLease a much larger amount of radioactivity. Alarger proportion of the explosions night also be su"face bursts, and thepopulation density in the falLout areas wou].d be higher. If half of theseexplosions r,rere su?face bursts, a total of about 0.7 nil"lion people could be expected to receive radiation d.oses causing death within about a month, even ifit were assumed that they made reasonable efforts to stay in shelter, 211. fn addition to high dose effects, there wouLd be a number of late somatic and genetic inJuries caused. primariJ_y by the faUout from surface bursts, Thesewould occur over a period of some decades after the war. the number of l_atecancers, including leukaenia, could be about )+00,000 in the countries where theexplosions took pl-ace. These vouLd nainfy be caused. by the 100 kt. expJ_osions,with perhaps sone 10,000 cases originating from tbe fallout from the lower-yield weapons or f"om initial- Tadiation among those who survived the direct effects ofan explosion, The total- casuafties are sunnarized in tabl-e 3. TABLE 3. TOTAI, CASUAITIES (DEAD AND SEVENE],Y INJURED ) ]N THE TIIEATRE NUCLEAB WAR DESCBTBED IN THE TEXT Weapons (all- fission): 200 x 1OO kt. 1,500 x 1ow yie]-d Population density, km-2: 3OO lOO Percentage of surface bursts: 50 10 Civilian IDmediate effects Late radiation fota]" civilian Mili+qrr A1l- causesU.I MI.L.L. u.4 rI1Il. o..|. n].IJ-.0 .1-1 InfI.L. 0,02-0,05 noi1]. 0 .01nil1 .Approxinate total >-o Inf J_tl"on 0.7 nillion tJ .4 lra,L_Laon b- I rn1_L-tf on 0 .1-l- .1ma_L-l. u.4 Inl-L_110n 2I2. Tn the above scenario the total yield delivered (23.5 Mt") is a snra11 fractionof the destfuctiwe power available to the super-Powers, the ind.ividual- weaponyields are a]-l far be]'oI{ those wbich are comnon in the rnreapons denoteal strategic, and targeting restrictions have been observed.. Although the plausibility of the scene.Tio nay be doubted^, it offers a very conservative settin€! for a descriptionof possible effects of nuclear var-fighting, Nevertheless, the important point emerges that civilian casualties could hardly be reduced below a cerbain, very
analysis: The text discusses the potential effects of a nuclear war, including the number of casualties, radiation doses, and late somatic and genetic injuries. The scenario is hypothetical, but it is used to describe the possible consequences of such a war. The text focuses on the human impact of a nuclear war, particularly on civilians, and does not mention economic or industrial aspects.