RADIO WARNING SYSTEM INTERFACE STUDY
Abstract
This report analyses the relationship between a national radio warning system and the following civil defense programs: (1) Shelter programs, (2) Emergency operating centers, (3) Communications systems, (4) The present civil defense warning system, and (5) Public information programs. Appendix B to the report (classified SECRET) considers the relation between radio warning and the Nike-X antiballistic missile system. Conclusions in the report relate to warning system response time; effects of deficiencies in shelter spaces upon system coverage; need for use of radio warning system during a period of confinement to shelter; role of the radio warning system in passing postattack messages to the public; possible requirements for input points at different levels of government; use of different communications systems for different--yet concurrently performed--functions in a postattack period; possibility of using other OCD and DoD communications systems for warning; procedures for initiating alert and warning signals; effect of public awareness of civil defense systems upon warning; and feasibility of providing inputs for last-ditch warning from Nike-X.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0478293
Entities
People
- Albert E. Moon
- Dan G. Haney
- David A. Curry
Organizations
- SRI International