§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence what assumptions he makes about the effects of beta and gamma radiation on humans which would result from use of the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons.
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§ Mr. BlakerThe use of any nuclear weapon would result in the release of various forms of radiation, including beta particles and gamma rays, which are capable of causing injury to living organisms. The precise effects would depend very much on the particular circumstances which applied, but the general subject is covered in a number of publications, for example, "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons", prepared and published by the United States Department of Defence and the United States Department of Energy, which is generally regarded as the standard reference work.