Soviet Civil Defense Public Instruction and Training Programs.
Abstract
This report describes and analyzes, on the basis of Soviet open source materials, the cope, objectives, organization, plans, contents, conduct, capabilities, shortcomings and effectiveness of the Soviet civil defense public instruction and training programs. In the Soviet Union, civil defense instruction is compulsory for the entire population and is carried out on the basis of various programs for students in the educational system, working adults and non-working adults. The objective is to teach the population, by means of annual civil defense courses, appropriate actions in response to civil defense warning signals for its protection, as well as skills to enable it to contribute to the implementation of civil defense measures. There have been eight civil defense public instruction programs for working adults since 1955. Soviet authorities acknowledge that the program has encountered indifference, apathy, and skepticism on the part of some elements of the population, due in part to the repetitiveness of the instruction and to cases of poor quality of instruction. While the authorities have attempted to overcome public skepticism of the effectiveness of civil defense, this problem appears to persist. Despite its shortcomings, it appears that the majority of Soviet citizens have been exposed to multiple civil defense instruction courses which enhance the probability that in an emergency they will act effectively in accordance with civil defense instruction and will be able to take advantage of measures for their protection.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA144834
Entities
People
- L. Goure