VULNERABILITY TO NUCLEAR ATTACK OF THE WATER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS OF THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES,

Abstract

This report contains an analysis of the vulnerability of the U. S. domestic water transportation systems to nuclear attack. The basic analytical procedure was to develop inventory data, assess the damage to the inventory for a range of nuclear attacks, identify those parts of the water transportation systems that appeared most vulnerable to nuclear attack, and suggest means to reduce the vulnera bility. This basic procedure was followed for the four major components of the water transportation systems: (1) waterways, (2) vessels, (3) terminals, and (4) personnel. Statistical data are provided in the appendixes for each of these components. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602677

Entities

People

  • Benjamin V. Andrews
  • Harvey L. Dixon

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Domestic
  • Information Science
  • Inventory
  • Marine Transportation
  • Statistical Data
  • Surface Transportation
  • Terminals
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vulnerability
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design