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

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Defense
  • Defense Systems
  • Detectors
  • Evacuation
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Fatalities
  • Shelters
  • Strategic Warning
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.