LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEMS: A STUDY OF COUNTERFORCE DEFENSE SYSTEMS METHODOLOGY APPLIED TO TUCSON, ARIZONA AND ENVIRONS

Abstract

A pilot study of specified counterforce defense systems applied to Tucson, Arizona, and its environs is presented. Using data on targeting, weapons system parameters, and nuclear effects supplied by the Office of Civil Defense, the report attempts to: (a) define the attack consequences on the pilot study area and its environs including the interaction of the uses of multiple weapons, disturbed airflow effects and fallout climatology; (b) develop a detailed set of plans for a variety of feasible shelter systems based on a cost-effectiveness analysis; and (c) identify the training requirements of the proposed protective systems. The contract was conducted in phases which corresponded closely to the following: (a) Targeting analysis, (b) Pertinent surveys, (c) Load predictions, (d) Evaluations of surveys and loads on shelter requirements, (e) Conception of feasible shelter systems, (f) Evaluation of feasible systems, (g) Cost- effectiveness analysis, and (h) Identification of training requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 04, 1964
Accession Number
AD0603216

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geography
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Mechanics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warning Systems
  • Water Supplies
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design