A MODULE FOR NATIONAL SURVIVAL

Abstract

A plan is proposed for ensuring the survival of the American population in the event of an all-out nuclear war. The plan involves the large- scale use of survival modules, each unit capable of handling six persons. Each module consists of three components, (1) a low cost blast and radiation resistant survival hole, (2) a segmented survival capsule which when assembled is like the body of a camping trailer, (3) a trailer frame. Design features of the survival hole include cylindrical-spherical geometry for blast resistance, a minimum of 4 feet of earth cover for radiation attenuation. The arrangement would provide good probability of survival to within 1-1/2 miles from a multimegaton blast.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1961
Accession Number
AD0681749

Entities

People

  • A. Vampola
  • Alex E. Green
  • E. J. Philbin

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Attenuation
  • Blast
  • Blast Resistance
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Defense Systems
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Geometry
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Production
  • Production
  • Prototypes
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Attenuation
  • Resistance
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Oncology