Scenarios about 'radiation'
The energy emitted in the form of waves or particles through space or a medium, including electromagnetic waves, subatomic particles, and acoustic waves. Radiation has profound historical significance in scientific discovery, medical applications, energy production, and warfare, particularly following the development of nuclear technology in the mid-20th century. In alternate history scenarios, different developments in radiation technology could dramatically alter timelines through changes in medicine, energy infrastructure, weapons development, or environmental impacts.
What If Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Continued?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty was never signed, allowing atmospheric nuclear testing to continue throughout the Cold War and beyond, with profound environmental, geopolitical, and health consequences.
What If The Goiânia Accident Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1987 Goiânia radiological disaster in Brazil never happened, potentially altering global nuclear safety protocols, public perception of radiation, and healthcare practices in developing nations.
What If The Kyshtym Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1957 Soviet nuclear catastrophe at Mayak was prevented, potentially altering the course of the Cold War, nuclear safety practices, and environmental activism in the Soviet Union and beyond.
What If The Tokaimura Nuclear Accident Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan's worst nuclear accident prior to Fukushima never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of nuclear energy in Japan and global attitudes toward nuclear safety.
What If Underground Nuclear Testing Never Stopped?
Exploring the alternate timeline where international efforts to ban nuclear testing failed, allowing underground nuclear detonations to continue into the 21st century with profound implications for global politics, the environment, and nuclear proliferation.
What If The Chernobyl Disaster Never Happened?
Exploring how nuclear energy development, Soviet politics, and global environmental movements would have evolved if the world's worst nuclear accident had been prevented in 1986.