List of Military Nuclear Accidents - Scope of This Article

Scope of This Article

In listing military nuclear accidents, the following criteria have been adopted:

  1. There must be well-attested and substantial health damage, property damage or contamination.
  2. The damage must be related directly to radioactive material, not merely (for example) at a nuclear power plant.
  3. To qualify as "military", the nuclear operation/material must be principally for military purposes.
  4. To qualify as "accident", the damage should not be intentional, unlike in nuclear warfare.

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