Recovery And Reconstruction

The short-term effects of a nuclear war have been discussed in detail in Chapters 2 , 3 and 4 . The death and destruction in the first few weeks following the explosion, however, are but the short-term consequences of nuclear attack. Equally immense problems will face the survivors in the medium and long term and there can be no guarantee of survival even after the first few weeks have passed. Very little has been written concerning recovery and reconstruction; however, the horror of the short term should not blind us to the fact that many millions of people will survive the immediate short-term problems and they will be in need of certain basic essentials in order to carry on living.