CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A CIVIL DEFENSE RESCUE SYSTEM WITH A SUPPLEMENT ON COMMUNITY MANPOWER RESOURCES

Abstract

Culminating several years of research on the problem of rescue after nuclear attack, this study reviews past work and presents a preliminary design of a general rescue system. In this system, the population would be dormant during the non-crisis period, but would be aroused at the earliest sign of a crisis, to prepare for attack and to carry out postattack rescue operations under recognized local leaders. In each urban area, this leadership would be provided by a small group or cadre drawing upon neighborhood leadership through an inactive reserve of citizen organizations. The cadre would supply the continuing readiness in peacetime under the guidance of the OCD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658159

Entities

People

  • John L. Crain
  • Lacy G. Thomas

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Civil Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Demography
  • Design Criteria
  • Disasters
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • Natural Disasters
  • Therapy
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design