ABSTRACT The current COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the vulnerability of the human race in the face of communicable disease. But the pandemic also serves as a wake-up call to the cataclysmic impact that would befall the world if nuclear weapons were ever to be used again. Overwhelming pressure on health-services, considerable disruption to normal life, difficult choices regarding suspension of civil liberties, how to protect key workers and ensure society continues to function – these would all be magnified many times over in the event of a nuclear explosion. Thus, in addition to refocusing attention on the prevention and mitigation of global pandemics, the lessons of the current crisis are much more wide-ranging, and should lead to a renewal of public education, interest, and activism in reducing nuclear dangers.

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核战争，公共卫生，COVID-19流行病：预防，准备，缓解和教育的教训

摘要当前的COVID-19大流行已将注意力集中在面对传染病的人类的脆弱性上。但是，如果再次使用核武器，这种流行病也将唤醒人们对世界的灾难性影响。对卫生服务的巨大压力，对正常生活的重大破坏，在中止公民自由方面的艰难选择，如何保护主要工人以及确保社会继续运转，如果发生核爆炸，这些都会被放大很多倍。因此，除了将注意力重新集中于预防和缓解全球流行病之外，当前危机的教训范围更广，应导致对减少核危险的公众教育，兴趣和行动主义的更新。