Civil Defense Systems: Social Impact and ... - The Black Vault

UNCLASSIFIEUDDC REPORT BIBLIOGRAPHY SEARCH CONTROL No. /ZIML7AD-613 637HUDSON INST INC HARMON-ON.HUDSON N YCHANGING PRUSPECTS, MISSIONS AND ROLES FOR CIVILDEFENSE: 1965-197b. (U)FEB 65 '47P BROWNIW:LLIAM Me ;CASTILsRAYMOND 0o IKAHNHERMAN ;*IENERANTHONY Je IREPT. NO* HI'477-RRCONTRACT: OCO 0S62 I1TASK: 2 11AUNCLASSIFIED REPORTSUPPLEMENTARYNOTE:DESCRIPTORS: (*CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEMS, EFFECTIVENESS),COLD WAR, WARNING SYSTEMS, DEFENSE SYSTEMS, ARMSCONTROL, DETERRENCE, STRATEGIC WARFARE# NUCLEAR *ARFAREvSHELTERS, USSR, UNITED STATES (U)THE MAJOR CONCLuSION FOR CIVIL DEFENSE PLANNING ISTHAT SMALL OR INTHATAR ATTACKS, ARISING OUT OF DEEPCRISES, ARE THE EASIEST AND CHEAPEST TO PREPAREA(A1NST, APPARE,jTLY THE LFAST UNLIKELY, AND YET AMONGTHE MOST NE(2LECTED OF CIVIL DEFENSE CONTINGENCIES.WHILE THE PUSSIBIL!TY OF MASSIVE SURPRISE ATTACKSHOULD NOT bE IGNORED* THE RELATIVE OVEREMPHASIS UPONIT HAS HAMPERED REALISTIC PLANNING EFFORTS. A MOREREALISTIC ALLOCA1:ON OF PLANNING EMPHASES LEADS TOINCREASED INTEREST AN CIVIL DEFENSF AND EMERGENCYPLANNING PROGRAMS CUOITAINING SOME OR ALL OF THEFOLLOnING EL.EMENTS: (1) A CRISIS MOBILIZATIONBASE; (2) A TENSION MOBILIZATION BASE; (3) APOST-ATTACK RECUPERATION BASE; (4) POSSIBLE ARMSCONTROL AND INCREASED DEFENSE AGREEMENTS, INCLUDINGCOOPERATIVE CIVIL DEFENSEl AND (5) PROGRAMS THATVARY PROTzCrION VITH POPULATION DENSITY TO REDUCE THELUCRATIVENESS OF POPULATION TARGETS, STRATEGIC ANDPOLITICAL ASPECTS OF SUCH PROGRAM ELEMENTS AREDISCUSSED, ANUO ON dALANCE, THEY ARE RECOMMENDED.(AUTHOR)(U)47UNCLASSIFIED/ZMML7L