The Local Environment Resulting from a Massive Nuclear Attack on Whiteman Air Force Base

Abstract

The study examines the potential blast and fallout damage that would be sustained by the 15 counties surrounding the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri following a nuclear attack against the associated Minuteman missile silos. The study also provides recommendations concerning the shelters that would be required to protect the population of these 15 counties from blast effects and heavy fallout. The study was performed in consonance with the new emphasis that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is giving to nuclear civil protection in counterforce areas. It is intended to be a prototype for analyses of areas containing other U.S. counterforce targets, notably the other five Minuteman wings, the Titan missiles, the Strategic Air Command bases, and the strategic submarine bases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087316

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Hulburt
  • Cynthia A. Yutko
  • Roger J. Sullivan

Organizations

  • System Planning Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Blast
  • Civil Defense
  • Communities
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • Missouri
  • Overpressure
  • Rural Areas
  • Shelters
  • Submarine Bases
  • Travel Time
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Strategic Security Studies