LIMITING DAMAGE FROM NUCLEAR WAR,
Abstract
Based on the current concept that nuclear attack would occur only after an international crisis, thus providing from several days to several months of strategic warning, this study maintains that damage limiting systems can be designed that would reduce present estimates of about 100 million fatalities by 90 percent. Two extreme programs are considered: a 'cheap' program based on urban evacuation and improvised fallout shelters, and an 'expensive' program based on urban blast shelters and active defense. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0701354
Entities
People
- William M. Brown
Organizations
- RAND Corporation