PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF AMERICA'S DEFENSES

Abstract

The report examines levels of confidence in America's defense system. The specific programs which attempt to satisfy the goals of the system were considered in the analysis. These included the public's estimate of effectiveness of active and passive defenses. Examination of the confidence in passive defenses involved the evaluation of evacuation programs, shelter programs, problems of warning time, local civil defense efforts, cost effectiveness of the system, and evaluation of civil defense programs in relation to various types of weapons effects. All available empirical evidence on these topics, drawn from the University of Pittsburgh's data bank, was reviewed. An attempt was made to specify the topics by pertinent cross- tabulations. Whenever feasible, the sample populations were discretely identified into demographic sub-groups and other pertinent indicators. The data was drawn from various instruments and various samples. Within limitations of the data, a trend analysis establishing the basic chronology of public opinion on the major issues was provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0613666

Entities

People

  • Dorothy V. Brodie

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Defense
  • Blast
  • Civil Defense
  • Defense Planning
  • Defense Systems
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Governments
  • Minority Groups
  • New England
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Sociology
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design