DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OPERATING SYSTEMS EVALUATION MODEL.

Abstract

The organization and utilization of local civil defense resources under nuclear attack are essential elements of civil defense planning. Existing and proposed local CD operating systems should, therefore, be evaluated to establish their effectiveness under nuclear attack and to provide bases for decisions on distribution of effort among system components or subsystems; to assure optimum allocation of resources; and to provide a means for testing alternative operating procedures and principles. A computer-based model for the evaluation of local CD operating system effectiveness is under development. The model consists of three major components: Local Damage Assessment Model, Countermeasures Operations Model and Countermeasure Effectiveness Evaluation Program. Assessment of weapons effects is made by the assessment model in time increments by unit area (e.g., ZIP code areas) for prompt effects (blast, thermal pulse) and persistent effects (fire spread, fallout radiation). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0702235

Entities

People

  • Dan M. Walker
  • Hans J. Tiller
  • William L. Hardick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Computers
  • Countermeasures
  • Damage
  • Damage Assessment
  • Defense Planning
  • Defense Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Radiation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.