The Effects of Nuclear War

U.S. AND SOVIET CIVIL DEFENSE

CONCLUDING NOTE

These pages have provided a brief description of civil defense as it might affect the impact of nuclear war. However, no effort has been made to answer the following key questions:

• Would a civil defense program on a large scaIe make a big difference, or only a marginal difference, in the impact of a nuclear war on civil society?
• What impact would various kinds of civil defense measures have on peacetime diplomacy or crisis stability?
• What civil defense measures would be appropriate if nuclear war were considered likely in the next few years?
• What kind and size of civil defense program might be worth the money it would cost?

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