SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR WAR ARE UNKNOWN WORSE EFFECTS MAY ARISE FROM THEM. Martin, Bryan. "The Global Health Effects of Nuclear War" University of Wollongong - New South Wales, Australia. Web. 25 Aug. 2010. bmartin/pubs/82cab/index.html>. Third, simply not enough is known to predict with confidence all the global effects of nuclear war. The implications for ozone were not publicised until 1974 and the consequences of fires were first publicised in 1982. This suggests that further significant effects may remain to be discovered. Furthermore, the exact consequences of known processes area subject of scientific controversy. John Hampson's scenario for possible inadvertent destruction of ozone in a local region is an example of what may happen within the limits of scientific possibility. Until much more study is made of the effects of nuclear war, a high level of uncertainty will remain.NUCLEAR WAR WOULD START A NUCLEAR WINTER, CAUSING MASSIVE DEATH. Brian Martin Professor of Social Sciences @ University of Wollongong, ʻ88] Nuclear Winter Science and Politics Science and Public Policy, Vol. 15, No. 5, October 1988, pp. 321-334. In the sit was realised that nuclear explosions could inject large amounts of nitrogen oxides into the stratosphere, acting as a catalyst to reduce ozone levels and thereby allow increased amounts of ultraviolet light to penetrate to the earth's surface. It was only in 1982 and 1983 that another possible consequence became the subject of intensive scientific investigation and extensive political discussion severe climatic effects. A major nuclear war would lead to vast amounts of soot and dust being lofted into the atmosphere, most importantly from the burning of cities. This material would absorb incoming solar radiation but continue to allow infrared heat from the earth's surface to escape to outer space. The result could be a significant drop in surface temperatures, especially in continental interiors. The temperature drop could cause massive death by freezing and destruction of ecosystems.
