| Materials and Sources: |
Highly enriched Uranium and Plutonium
(both elements available only through nuclear weapons programs) |
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| Effects: |
Massive explosion blast (shock wave), intense heat, electromagnetic pulse effects, intense radiation near detonation site; death from trauma or significant radiation sickness from direct ionizing radiation and from fallout |
| Treatment†: |
Ionizing radiation causes no unique disease; treatment depends on type of radiation, total dose and dose rate, extent of exposure, and factors such as the age and health of the victim. |
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