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ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)One hundred and seventy one references applicable to determining the effect of tactical nuclear weapons on military personnel have been reviewed, and the signifi-ant conclusions are reported. The study reviews the scientific literature and focuses on animal experiments published from 1933 to the present time, including a number of German studies and some Soviet research not previously reviewed in English language publications. Recurring themes of the review are the synergistic increase in mortality when injury (burn, wound, bleeding, fracture, etc.) follows irradiation and the reduction in mortality when injury precedes irradiation and/or when antibiotics are administered.