Postattack Recovery Strategies.
Abstract
In the context of low-budget Civil Defense (CD) programs, strategies available for postattack recovery cannot rationally be separated from policies which would support a CD mobilization during an emergency. An assessment is made of 25 areas in which federal policy would strongly affect survival and recovery preparations during a nuclear crisis. Many of these areas have not been adequately studied; also, the needed policies do not exist for nearly all of them. The analysis finds, however, that most of the missing policies might be developed during an emergency of several weeks or more, if prior studies are completed to delineate the options. Two important themes evolved. One was that the survival of the federal government could not be assured following a large attack but that its survivability could be greatly enhanced if the needed CD policies are established in time. The second was that the federal CD role should often be a supportive one, rather than the controlling one that is generally assumed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA092914
Entities
People
- Doris Yokelson
- William M. Brown