Contextual Influences on Environmental Knowledge Public Familiarity with Technical Terms in Nuclear Weapons Production in Russia and the United States

This article examines the degree to which citizens of four Russian cities and four American cities differ in their claimed knowledge of technical terms used in policy discussions about the consequences of nuclear weapons production in the two countries. The four cities are the host city, the downwinder city, the neighboring indigenous/minority towns, and a control city. The analysis thus compares cross- national patterns and cross-context patterns within nation. Americans claim to be