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Home Office: Scientific Adviser's Branch: Reports ( CD/SA Series)
Catalogue reference: HO 225
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HO 225
This CD/SA series of reports is concerned with scientific aspects of the possible threat to the civil population posed by a future war using atomic or thermonuclear weapons, and the consideration of measures that might be employed to mitigate the...
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HO 225
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Scientific Adviser's Branch: Reports ( CD/SA Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1948-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This CD/SA series of reports is concerned with scientific aspects of the possible threat to the civil population posed by a future war using atomic or thermonuclear weapons, and the consideration of measures that might be employed to mitigate the effects of enemy attack. The earlier papers presuppose a major threat from atomic weapons of the kind used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, whereas those of later date deal with the more serious threat arising from thermonuclear weapons.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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CD/SA file series
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Home Office, Scientific Advisers Branch, 1948-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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131 file(s)
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- Topics
- Weapons
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These reports do not at any point define government policy on the subjects discussed. They formed part of the input of the Scientific Adviser's Branch to the policy-making process, and/or suggested areas where further research was necessary.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9089/
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