Wikipedia Trail: From Broken Arrow To Radiation Burn
The other day, one of my new coworkers asked where I was from and I told them I went to high school in Broken Arrow. They proceeded to ask "isn't that the term used to describe lost nuclear warheads?" Never in my life had I heard that before, but it interested me so I decided to check it out. So without further ado, lets begin
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- Term indicating an accidental event involving nuclear weapons, warheads, or components that does not create risk of nuclear war.
Ex: radioactive contamination, accidental/unexplained nuclear detonation, loss of nuclear weapon, etc.
Nuclear and Radiation Accidents and Incidents
- an example of a 'broken arrow' included radioactive contamination. It looked interesting and if anything the site may inform me on how to avoid or stay safe in these conditions and that's never a bad thing to know so I thought why not.
- the site showed a lot of historical events that had already happened and the overall effects of the incident financially, ecologically, and the way it impacted others. I was more curious to know the effects of radiation personally, and cue the next link clicked on my trail.
I learned that radiation poisoning basically causes cancer.
Some early symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite
Later symptoms include: infections, bleeding, dehydration, and confusion
Overall it seems very unpleasant, and I can see why so many horror movies are based off of post-apocalyptic dystopias where there are creatures effected by a plague, or in this case, radiation.
This last link was chosen due to my morbid curiosity. I wanted to see more images of the ways that radiation poisoning could disfigure and alter the skin. The degree of some of these images are seriously chilling.
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