TITLE

Bait and switch universal?

PUB. DATE

November 1991

SOURCE

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Nov1991, Vol. 47 Issue 9, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

This section summarizes an article in the August 17, 1991 of New Scientist highlighting a report released by the Soviet government's state commission for extraordinary situations which details the government's total expenses since the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

ACCESSION #

9111112155

Tags: PUBLIC spending;  CHERNOBYL Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl, Ukraine, 1986;  NUCLEAR accidents

 

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