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The disarmament policy conducted at present by states possessing nuclear weapons after the cold war has both positive aspects that are aimed at promoting peace on the Earth, as well as a number of security problems that are common to mankind on the whole. Among these problems, the most complicated are the provision of highly reliable radiation safety for the personal and the population as well as environmental protection when dismantling nuclear weapons and disposal of the resulting fissile and radioactive wastes.
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Monastyrskaia, S.G. (1999). Medical Provision of Radiation Safety While Handling Radioactive Substances. In: Jardine, L.J., Moshkov, M.M. (eds) Nuclear Materials Safety Management Volume II. NATO Science Series, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4501-5_5
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