All security managers must have a disaster plan to deal with nuclear attack and must be well informed regarding the disaster propensities of such an explosion. The effects of nuclear weapons differ from those of conventional weapons in all of the following ways except:

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An experimental device exploded in the Aleutian Islands in November 1971 had an estimated yield of more than 5 megatons (MT), which means it released more energy than the explosion of 50 million tons of TNT.

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A fairly large amount of the energy in a nuclear explosion is referred to as 'thermal radiation.'

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'Thermal radiation' is capable of causing skin burns and of starting fires at considerable distances.

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A nuclear detonation also produces an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) sometimes called 'radio flash.'

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If a nuclear explosion occurs at or near the ground, great quantities of radioactive earth and other materials are drawn upward to high altitudes. When the radioactive particles fall back to earth, the phenomenon is known as 'fallout.'

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