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UNCLASSIFIEDDOC REPORT BIBLIOGRAPHYSEARCH CONTROL No. /ZMML7AU-622 096HUDSON INST INC HARMON.ON.HUD$ON N YA NEW LOOK AT THE DESIGN OF LOW-BUDGET CIVIL DEFENSESYSTEMS.(U)DESCRIPTIVE NOTE: RESEARCH REPT.,AUG 65 '42P BROWNeSILLIAM He IRLPT. NO# HI-T47.RRTASK: .2118UNCLA$SIFIED NEPORTSUPPLEMENTARYNOTL:DESCRIPTORS; (@CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEMS# URBAN AREAS)*E E3I1Nt VULNERABILITY, SMELTERS, NUCLEAR WARFARE,NUCLEAR NARFARE CASUALTIES, AARNINA SYSTEMSe, 1 ADIOACTIVE FALLOUf, POPuLATION, SURVIVAL,uETERRENCEe COUNTERMEASURES, BUD6ETS9 CObTS,EFFECTIVENESS(U)THE FEASIVbILITY OF DESIGNING hIGHLY EFFECTIVE LOW-COST CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEMS IS EXAMINED INRELATIONSHIP TO VARIOUS WAR OUTBREAK SCENARIOQ ANDTHE UTILITY OF THE ASSOCIATED PREATTACK WARNINGPERIOD. IT IS AkGUED THAT WITH MOOERATE CONFIDENCESUCH HI"HLY EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS CAN BE DESIGNED.THEY WOULD UEPEND UPON A GENERAL MOBILIZATION OFCIVILIAN RESOURCES DURING AN EMERGENCY TO GREATLYEXPAND AND IMPROVE ANY EXISTING C. Do CAPABILITY,IDEALLY SUCH DESIGNS CAN VISUALIZE ATTAININQ THEGOAL OF ZERO CAbUALTIESI mOWEVER, A DYNAMIC PLANWOULD CONTAIN SEVERAL OPTIONS TO HANDLE THE MANYIMPERFECTIOtS WHICH WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY APPEARDURING IMPLEMENTATION* THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OFTHE C. Dg DESIGNS ARE EXAMINED SEPARATELY FORTECHNICAL, POLITICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND STRATEGICFEASIB:LITY. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THIS APPROACHOFFERS SUBSTANTIAL PROMISE FOR FUTURE C. DoDEVELOPMENTS. (AUTHOR) fU)F55UNCLASSIFIED/ZMML7