Kappy M S
Am J Dis Child. 1984 Mar;138(3):293-8. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140410071021.
The destruction of civilization that would follow a nuclear war would render any disaster ever recorded insignificant. Millions of people would perish during the first few hours, and many more would die in the months to come. Survival would exist only in the strictest sense of the word, since societal disorganization, famine, drought, darkness, and nuclear winter would envelope the earth. The comparative frailty of children and their dependence on adults would render them most susceptible to the acute effects of a nuclear holocaust. Furthermore, studies of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan bombings showed a disproportionate propensity for children to experience leukemias and other cancers years after the bombings. There were also great increases in perinatal deaths and cases of microcephaly and retardation in children exposed in utero to the bombs. In the event that there are future generations after a nuclear war, the issue of heritable genetic effects will become important. Suggestions of permanent genetic damage are emerging from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki studies. By comparison, the genetic effects of modern weaponry will be incalculable.
核战争之后随之而来的文明毁灭会让有史以来记载的任何灾难都显得微不足道。数百万人口会在最初几个小时内丧生，还有更多人会在接下来的几个月中死去。生存将只是最狭义上的存在，因为社会混乱、饥荒、干旱、黑暗以及核冬天将笼罩地球。儿童相对脆弱以及他们对成年人的依赖会使他们最易受到核灾难急性影响的伤害。此外，对日本广岛和长崎原子弹爆炸的研究表明，儿童在爆炸多年后患白血病和其他癌症的倾向不成比例。在子宫内接触过原子弹的儿童中，围产期死亡以及小头畸形和发育迟缓病例也大幅增加。如果核战争之后还有后代，可遗传的基因影响问题将变得至关重要。广岛和长崎的研究中出现了永久性基因损伤的迹象。相比之下，现代武器的基因影响将无法估量。
