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CONTENTS4 FREEDOM : PRIVILEGE OR OBLIGA-TION, by John Bex - Freedom no picnic .5 CAPITAL COMMENTARY, by JerryStrope - FEMA finds new director .6 NUCLEAR WINTER : WHAT DO WEKNOW? WHAT DO WE DO?, by HowardMaccabee -Prescription for dealing with theunknown .8 THE MEDIA - ALLY OR ENEMY, a Jour-

nal Report - Working with the press, TVand radio .10 TACDA "CD SUMMIT" ADDS FUEL TOQUICKENING CD/SDI CADENCE, by KevinKilpatrick - Report on Los Angeles TACDAseminar .13 DDP TARGETS TERRORISM ANDMYTHOMANIA, by Robert Baffin - Newdimensions of terrorism (DDP SeminarReport) .14 TACDA'S 1985 RESOLUTIONS .16 TACDA/DDP AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL TAPES - Order form .18 SPOTLIGHT - El Paso Civil DefenseAssociation, Lorne Greene film, "The Sentry ."20 MEMO FROM METTAG - A review ofMETTAG products .22 REVIEWS .24 LETTERS - ThomasPresident Reagan .26 TOO GOOD TO FILE - Quotes fromTACDA/DDP seminar speakers .30 UPCOMING ; MARKETPLACE .31 LATELINE ; CALL FOR PAPERS (ORNL) .32 EDITORIAL : NAME OF THE REAL GAME- ACTIONI

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FREEDOM: PRIVILEGE OR OBLIGATION?- Col . John E. USAF (Retired)'`

Since everyone loves freedom, it is something of a mystery why, throughout the long span ofhuman history, all peoples have not been free, instead of so few. It must be - at least in part- becausethey have sometimes valued other things more . Burke said, "Depend upon it, that the lovers of freedomwill be free." All too often in the demanding choice of freedom versus comfort, ease, and seductivetemptations, it is the latter that have won out .

It is part of the deepest essence of freedom that it can never really be presented as a gift to anyone .It must be won and earned - and continually rewon. Each generation must wage its own struggle forfreedom against all the current enemies of freedom - large and small, new and old, open and disguised .This struggle is neither easy nor simple, but there is no other way.

James Madison warned u

Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe that there are moreinstances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual andsilent encroachments than by violence and sudden usurpation .

The enemies of freedom do not wear labels describing them as such, but generally profess to lovefreedom more than anyone else .

Freedom which amounts to anything means obligations, duties, eternal vigilance - and a wide-awake, critical examination of all the gaudy alternatives . It means responsibilities and self-control,and this alone is enough to make some men shamefully abandon it . We will keep our freedom only aslong as we are deeply convinced in our heart of hearts that it is more precious than any of the thingsfor which we may be asked to surrender it - perhaps piece by piece .

The glory and outstanding contribution of America to whatever there is of civilization on this"Planet Earth" certainly lies as much in its ideals for freedom as in its uniquely high standard of living .But the combination of the two is far from being a mere historical coincidence . Economic freedom hasproved itself to be one of the most creative forms in existence.

Freedom is a privilege as well as an obligation . In America, we are still in relatively good positionto make the everlasting fight to maintain our freedom against all encroachments. Elsewhere manypeople are born into a world where the conditions of the struggle for freedom are much more difficult,sometimes unimaginably so . Thus, we still enjoy an unusual privilege and good fortune, a privilegethat perhaps only those who have lost it can truly appreciate .

One thing is certain - that only those who understand and accept the obligations of freedom willlong enjoy its privileges . No one understood the obligation and privileges of freedom better thanBenjamin Franklin, who said :

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain temporary safety deserveneither liberty nor safety .

Old Ben said that in 1773 . Today, his words are more significant than ever before .

'John Bex Currently serves as Director, Executive Programs Division, Federal Emergency Management Institute, (FEMA) .

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CAPIT L Jerry Strope

Becton Becomes New FEMA Chief

The Federal Emergency Management Agency,which has national responsibility for civil defense,has a new leader less than 60 days after Louis O.Giuffrida resigned in the face of charges of fraud andmismanagement on the part of his key associates .The speed with which the White House moved toreplace Giuffrida amazed insiders who had antici-pated many months of temporary leadership byRobert Morris, FEMA's deputy director . The newchief is Julius W. Becton, Jr ., whose most recentpost in the Reagan Administration was director ofthe Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in theState Department's Agency for International Devel-opment . Becton, 59, retired from the Army in 1983 asa lieutenant general, which made him one of thehighest ranking black officers in the military . ButBecton does not like to be called "General" in retire-ment, preferring plain "Mister Becton ." This im-mediately sets him apart from his predecessor, whoobtained a quickie promotion to a generalship inthe California National Guard after he was nomin-ated for the FEMA job and delighted in the title.Mr . Becton graduated from Prairie View A & M

near Houston, Texas, and took a masters degreefrom the University of Maryland . He entered hisArmy career through OTC near the close of WorldWar II and distinguished himself thereafter in com-bat and in increasingly important and responsiblecommands. He commanded the 1st Cav in 1975-76and served as commander of the key VII Corps inStuttgart, West Germany in 1978-81 . Of most inter-est to civil defenders, he served a tour as deputydirector of the Training and Doctrine Command(TRADOC) where he was in command of Armytraining, including military support of civil defense .If he has any orientation toward civil defense, itwould be through this service.

Those who have met him are cautiously optimisticabout the future of civil defense in his hands. Heenjoys high respect from the Pentagon and theWhite House staff . He was confirmed by the Senateon October 28th shortly after being nominated andafter a Senate Committee hearing that has beendescribed as a "love-in ." Especially important isthe word that he enjoys aclose working relationshipwith Robert McFarlane, the President's nationalsecurity advisor. Becton takes over at a time whenthe NSC, FEMA, and the Pentagon are engaged in anew study of civil defense policy for the WhiteHouse and the Congress . Developments followingthe recent Reagan-Gorbachev summit meeting inGeneva may make this study of crucial nationalimportance, especially if the two superpowerseventually negotiate a major reduction in offensivenuclear arms and a new set of limitations on activeballistic missile defense. That would make effec-tive civil defense both more feasible and moredesirable .What kind of a man is Mr. Becton? He has a repu-

tation as a fair, objective administrator. As one ofthe Nation's outstanding black officials, he has notaccorded special privilege to his friends. In hisinitial meetings with the top FEMA staff, he empha-sized a number of principles by which he would beguided . Among these were : "Integrity is nonnego-tiable," "Disagreement is not disrespect," and "Beprofessional ." On the other hand, he has yet todisclose what, if any, direction civil defense willtake, based on his instructions from the WhiteHouse . At the recent TACDA seminar in Los An-geles, which occurred just as he took over, he heldback his deputy, Robert Morris, who had beenscheduled to present FEMA's story, and sent Dr .William K.Chipman,whowasgivenlittle newtosay .Perhaps this will be the Becton position until thecurrent civil defense review is complete and readyto present to the Congress in March .

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Howard Maccabee earned a doctorate in nuclear engineering. Then oneas an M.D. He now directs an oncology clinic in the San Francisco area .He has devoted much of the last two years to debating the nuclearwinter issue at strategic conferences, on TV and at universities . Onearticle he wrote on the subject was "The Nuclear Winter Snow Job."He was one of the panel of four national experts to appear on theTACDA nuclear winter panel at its seminar in Los Angeles last month.In helping to set the record straight Dr. Maccabee contributes to arealistic defense posture, to preparedness and to peace.

NUCLEAR WINTER:WHAT DO WE KNOW, WHAT DO WE DO?

What if Carl Sagan is right about"nuclear winter"? What if, as Saganand others have predicted, a nuc-lear war would indeed cast so muchsmoke, soot, and dust into the skyand form a cloud blocking almost allheat and sunlight from the NorthernHemisphere that crops would fail,animals would die, and several bil-lion people would stand to perish?What if we actually knew enoughto confidently predict such an out-come? What should be done?The fact is, however, that we don't

know nearly enough to make that

prediction with confidence . Andfrom what we do know, nuclear win-ter appears to be highly unlikely .The study co-authored by Sagan(and referred to by the acronym"TTAPS") that first presented thenuclear winter hypothesis in 1983is admittedly a tour de force ofscientific speculation . Yet it isflawed by many unrealistic, inap-propriate, or highly uncertain as-sumptions about a great many fac-tors - about the light-absorbingproperties of smoke and dust, for

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example ; about weather activity inthe upper part of the atmosphere ;about U.S . and Soviet military stra-tegy ; and on and on . Indeed, aNational Academy of Sciences studythat came out one year after theTTAPS study clearly indicated the"enormous uncertainties" sur-rounding the nuclear winter hypo-thesis .

Still, there are many reasons tobelieve that nuclear winter is un-likely . We know, for example, thatthe "nuclear cloud" that Sagan et al .assume would be uniformly dense

. . . the TTAPS study clearly indicated the "enormous uncertainties" . . .

would in fact be patchy, with breaksallowing much more sunlight andheat than the TTAPS study sup-poses to reach the earth's surface .Moreover, the study not only under-estimated the mitigating effects ofthe enormous amount of atmos-pheric water (in washing debris outof the sky), but it also largely ig-nored how heatstored intheoceanswould greatly counteract any cool-ing that a nuclear cloud mightcause.The TTAPS study also erred in its

assumption about how a nuclear

war would be fought . Going againstwhat is known about both U.S . andSoviet military strategy, for exam-ple, the study overestimated thenumber and extent of attacks oncities . This is a crucial flaw in thehypothesis, for the bulk of thesmoke and soot that the study pre-dicts will form the winter-causingcloud is to come from the burningof cities .For this and other reasons, the

TTAPS study may have overesti-mated, by perhaps 10 to 13 times,the amount of smoke a nuclear war

could produce . So the formation ofa cloud of any significant magni-tude in the first place is highlydoubtful .

But suppose the nuclear winterprediction were scientifically valid.What then - what policy implica-tions should we draw from thisknowledge? One popular agendaincludes proposals for a nuclearfreeze and for ending all civil de-fense efforts aimed at preparingfor and surviving nuclear war - ifwe're all going to die from a nuclear

winter anyway, what's the use?A more penetrating look at the

situation, however, shows theimprudence of such proposals.Freezing the development and pro-duction of nuclear arms would keepin place older-generation, verypowerful weapons that both theUnited States and USSR are cur-rently phasing out in favor of more-accurate, less-powerful modernweapons. It is precisely those olderweapons, however, that pose thelargest risk of producing greatamounts of smoke and dust . Signi-

system aimed at preventing incom-ing enemy warheads from reachingtheir targets . It is primarily thedestruction of cities, with thegreaterproduction of smoke and soot, thatwould cause nuclear winter. A de-fensive capability could greatlyreduce that risk .

If nuclear winter is possible, it isa threat to everyone . We canassume, therefore, that both U.S .and Soviet military planners, appre-ciating this possibility, will changetheir strategies to escape mutualsuicide from nuclear winter . This

ficantly, though the number of U.S .nuclear warheads has increasedsince 1965, the total explosive powerof the U.S . nuclear arsenal hassteadily and dramatically declinedsince then . Only through themodernization of weapons - pri-marily by increasing their accuracy- has this decline been achieved .A freeze would halt this trend .Also in regard to weapons mod-

ernization, we should note the de-sirability of an active defensive

would include efforts to avoidattacking cities . Hence we can ex-pect that if a nuclear war were tobreak out, there would be many sur-vivors . They would need food, shel-ter, and medical attention, thusposing a great demand for civil de-fense preparations .The very possibility of a nuclear

winter, then, however unlikely,should impress upon us more thanever the importance of the followingmeasures :

" Remove cities and urban areasfrom target priority lists.

" Continue to modernize wea-pons, increasing their accuracyand decreasing their destruc-tive power, while at the sametime negotiating mutual armsreductions .

" Develop and put in place activedefensive systems that candestroy nuclear warheads be-fore they ever reach their tar-gets .

*Implement adequate civil de-fense preparations, and inviteother world powers to join in anopen race toward mutual as-sured survival .

Unfortunately, many who oughtto know better - including Saganand other well-known scientists,such as Paul Ehrlich - present thenuclear winter hypothesis as allbut certain, using it to suggest thatsuch measures are futile . Yet it willonly be through careful construc-tion of a rational defense policy, notapocalyptic predictions of the endof humanity, that we will avoiddisaster while preserving freedom . 0

We must accompany our steps toward peace with the exertion of all ourmilitary readiness . One of the most important conditions for the implementa-tion of this behest is to improve military-patriotic and mass defense work.

- Pravda (Moscow) - as translated and published by Pravda Pulse, FPierce, FL 33448-4323.

A conservative is just a liberal who has been mugged by reality .

- cited by Dr. Gerald L. Looney at the 1985 DDP seminar .

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According to public relations executive Chris Olmstead the "big gun"of getting a national safety program like civil defense across to thepublic is through press releases at the grassroots level. Believe him!Chris was the sparkplug and organizer from the public relations firmof Cooper & Associates who managed press contacts at the TACDA andDDP seminars in Los Angeles last month. Here we try to exploit anddisseminate his expertise.

THE MEDIA - ALLY OR ENEMY

It's not hard to butt heads withthe media because they're a bunchof headstrong rugged individuals,often with opinions . They're people .It's also not all that hard to befriends with the media because, inthe final analysis, they need help .Lots of it . They want your input,provided you can make it palatable .And especially if you can make itdramatic .What's more dramatic than war

and peace? What's of more interestthan increasing the chances of stay-ing alive and free, well-fed, happy,fit and in tune with surroundings?Nothing.That's why the media needs you

and you need the media. And ChrisOlmstead has a good list for guid-ance in making approaches to themedia. It's called "Tips for Con-tacting the Media." Here they are:

TIPS FOR CONTACTINGTHE MEDIA

1 . Make contact. If those youwant aren't there, it is better tofind out when they will returnthan to leave a message. If theyare there, but busy, then leaveword .

2 . Contactthe mediaevery twotofour weeks by sending outnews releases . This includesmaking calls before you sendreleases and after to get res-ponse .

3 . If the media show interest, askthem what they are interested

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in and accommodate themwith additional informationfrom your office (or TACDAin Florida) .

4. Keep things simple and direct .Always offer suggestions.Don't tell the media what to do .Keep a positive and upbeatmanner at all times, even ifthey don't show initial interest .

5. Be persistent! This probab-ly the most important point. i twill often take 5 or 6 calls be-fore you get through to a con-tact . Don't give up! Thesepeople are extremely busy andreceive dozens of phone callsa day. If you are patient, youwill get through .

And while you're at it don't forgetthat contacts with local, state andnational politicians are also of topvalue. In addition to getting yourmessage of preparedness to themyou will get messages from them .Such messages are nectar for thepress.

Put your information in the formof press releases (fromyour agency,from your civil defense association,from whatever) and you become avaluable source of news . Do thatevery 10 days or so and you maybe getting calls from the media!

It's a 100% honest, patriotic duty .How to write a release? One way(not by any means the only way) isthe Cooper & Associates way -andthe success that Cooper has with itmakes it deserve consideration.You simply take your letterhead

and center the words "NEWS RE-

LEASE" at the top. Then, spacedalong the left margin you put theseheadings :

CONTACT : (person and phone)After this put in yourheadline in bold caps .

WHAT:

WHY:(expand these sections

WHO:

with appropriateinformation)

WHEN :

WHERE:

Clear? Maybe not quite. Let's takean example. of a press release dis-tributed by Cooper and Associatesto announce the TACDA NationalPress Conference last month inLos Angeles. (See example, page 9.)

Results of the news release atright: EXCELLENT! Should you usethis kind of format? You might con-sider it . More important: figure outwhat is most appropriate in yoursituation . What do your press con-tacts want? That may be what willbest serve you .But take the initiative . Issue press

releases on your disaster exercises,on your classes, on what transpiresin actual disasters, on what supportyou get and don't get, on the realimportance of preparedness . Andso on .Such a program will be rewarding

in many ways . Best of all it will giveyou real help in doing your job ofproviding protective measures foryour community.Try it .

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CONTACT :

Susan Cooper

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEChris Olmstead213/395-3606

NEWS RELEASE

THREE SCIENTISTS WHO PLAYED KEY ROLES IN DEVELOPING THE ATOMIC,HYDROGEN AND NEUTRON BOMBS WILL MEET TO LAUNCH THE NEWNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR CIVIL DEFENSE .

WHAT:

A national press conference, hosted by Lorne Greene, will be sponsored by TheAmerican Civil Defense Association (TACDA), in cooperation with High Frontier,Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP), Accuracy in Media (AIM), and othernational organizations . The conference and subsequent two-day seminar will debatethe value of Civil Defense as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and presentnew facts vs . myths on "Nuclear Winter."

WHY:

The national campaign is designed to awaken the American public to the drasticneed for survival through a National Civil Defense Shelter Program .

In the 1930's, two of the original Bomb developers, Eugene Wigner and Edward Teller,accurately warned the U.S ., that the Nazis were developing a nuclear bomb . Today,they are warning us that we need Civil Defense .

"Civil Defense is crucial to the success of President Reagan's Strategic DefenseInitiative ("Star Wars") . Edward Teller and I are in complete agreement on this,"says retired General Daniel O . Graham, Director of High Frontier .

Dr . Teller and General Graham are speaking at the seminar and will be available tothe press .

These and other key speakers will discuss the preparation and use of protectivemeasures to save lives in the event of nuclear war or natural disaster . Recent news ofthe Mexican Earthquake and Hurricane Gloria indicates the importance of readiness .

Nancy Greene, Vice President of TACDA notes, ''Having passive defensesdoesn't threaten anyone . We would rather spend money to save people's livesthan build bombs to kill innocent civilians ."

WHO:

National leaders in the fields of science, policy, international relations, the militaryand television, including :

H-Bomb architect Dr . Edward Teller, Nobel laureate Dr . Eugene Wigner,N-Bomb designer Sam Cohen, survival authority Cresson Kearny, actorLorne Greene, and other leaders in fields which influence homeland defense .

Many other national figures such as Deputy Undersecretary of the Army, AmorettaHoeber ; Accuracy in Media Director, Reed Irvine and former Soviet propagandist,Tomas Schuman will be addressing the two-day seminar, which is completely opento the press .

WHEN:

9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M ., November 4, 1985 .

Following the conference will be a panel on Nuclear Winter from 10:30 A.M . to 12 :00Noon .

WHERE:

Hyatt Hotel at the Los Angeles Airport6255 West Century BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90045213/670-9000 ext . 7221

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The American Civil Defense Association (TACDA) held its 8th annualseminar November 3-6 at the Hyatt at Los Angeles Airport. Out of thefast-moving conference came the message that civil defenseorganizations must close ranks and combine their efforts for the kindof survival-oriented civil defense called for by the Civil Defense Act of1950: one that provides a homeland protection for American citizensthat will in fact bring about enhanced odds for peace - and forsurvival should peace not prevail .

TACDA "CD SUMMIT" ADDS FUELTO QUICKENING CD/SDI CADENCE

Never underestimate the power ofa woman -especially that of NancyGreene, who for TACDA's "CDSummit" brought in top scientists,top journalists, top scholars and topeverything else to produce a seminarthat, to borrow a word, was "tops."

Greene

In key supporting roles were threeother women : Janice Tyliczka, BettyNice and Linda Jordan of theTACDA staff .And among the speakers there

was the Honorable Amoretta Hoeberfrom DOD who dropped Yippie JerryRubin neatly in his place at TACDA's"National Press Conference" andwas lead speaker on the "Star War orStar Peace" panel .

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THEPOWER OF A WOMAN.

A few men were also on hand .There was Edward Teller . And JohnFisher, Cresson Kearny, CarstenHaaland, Reed Irvine, Charles Wiley,

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General Daniel Graham, LorneGreene and a good many more .An inspiring backdrop to the

seminar was the knowledge by par-ticipants that civil defense was onthe upswing, and that 1986 lookedas though it would be a very goodyear . DOD was backing it . SDIspokesman fingered it as a neces-sary addition to any proposed spaceintercept plan . The new FEMAleadership appeared to be embrac-ing the requirement for a return to ameaningful CD program . And na-tional civil defense organizationswere suddenly moving to give coor-dinated support to homeland de-fense initiatives .

At the TACDA business meetingthree hard-hitting resolutions werepassed .

This year it appeared certain that a"CD Sunrise" was really at hand .

The program :

Thumbnail sketches of presenta-tions and in order of appearance,follow . Full audio and audio-visual(color) tapes were made of all ad-dresses and panel sessions - aswell as Nancy Greene's superb Na-tional Press Conference - and maybe purchased from Satellite Broad-casting, 4714 Mercury Drive, Rock-ville, Maryland 20853 (phone : 301-946-3041) . See page 16 for detailsand order forms .

TACDA NATIONAL PRESS CON-

FERENCE, moderator, NancyGreene . A two-hour grilling of sem-inar speakers by radio and TV net-works and major publications . Agive-and-take on national survivalquestions which clarified strategicdefense issues and resulted in na-tional media coverage .

"IS AMERICA WORTH SAVINGT'

DR. MAX KLINGHOFFER, DDP1985 president, new DDP executivedirector, author of Triage Emergen-cy Care Handbook, veteran emer-gency physician . His keynote ad-dress, "Is America Worth Saving?"had a resounding positive answerand the warning that saving hermeant getting out of the business-as-usual rut, mending fences andfacing realities .

JOHN FISHER, president of the in-fluential American Security Counciland prominent American conserva-tive, presented a logical solution tostrategic defense problems in hisaddress "The Need for a NationalStrategy of Peace Through Strength ."Peace will be attained, said Fisher,by making war an unattractive op-tion to aggressors - by being readyto make attack too great a risk .

The Nuclear Winter Critique, a fol-low-on of the National Press Confer-ence, was moderated by Nancy

Greene and featured four of theleading authorities in the nuclearwinter debate . CRESSON KEARNY,CARSTEN HAALAND, DR. CON-RAD CHESTER and DR . HOWARDMACCABEE gave convincing evi-dence to refute the TAPPS exagger-ations of the climatic effects ofnuclear attack . The four scientistsshowed where astronomer Carl Sa-gan had erred and what the real di-mensions of climatic effects mightbe . Kearny is the well-known authorof Nuclear War Survival Skills and aU .S . delegate to the InternationalSeminar on Nuclear War (Erice,Italy) . Haaland and Chester are es-teemed nuclear scientists who haveconducted research and publishedstudies at Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory for the past 20 years .Maccabee is a physician and a nuc-lear engineer . He heads an oncologyclinic in the San Francisco area andhas debated the nuclear winter issueacross the nation during the pasttwo years .

Herschensohn

Luncheon speaker for November4th was the American BroadcastingCompany's West Coast politicalcommentator BRUCE HERSCHEN-SOHN who spoke on "The Politics ofNational Survival ." Herschensohnstressed the importance of meaning-ful communications with electedrepresentatives and the attentionwhich politicians gave to those whoput them into office - and keepthem in office or vote them out . Heoutlined new SDI developments onthat morning, and this resulted inan informal vote to send a wire toPresident Reagan . Both group andindividual contacts are importantsaid Herschensohn, and a few letterscan indicate to a politician thatthings are stirring in his consti-tuency .

In the "Fact Over Fear" panel mod-erator Conrad Chester and panelmembers MARCEL BARBIER andDR. ALLEN TRIMPI zeroed in onshelter and training questions . New

shelter designs were announced -plans are for sale ($25 each) from theJournal of Civil Defense. Trimpidescribed new California Depart-ment of Education planning for nuc-lear education courses . Barbier out-lined new shelter design ideas whichhe was working with .

"PRACTICAL WAR PREVENTION"

SAM COHEN (N-Bomb inventor)headed the "Practical War Preven-tion" panel and called for a phase-out of American troops stationedabroad . Panel member RICHARDSINCERE felt that American inter-ests abroad required a continuingAmerican presence . The third mem-ber of the panel was new DDP presi-dent DR. GERALD LOONEY, writerand lecturer . All three panel mem-bers agreed strongly that war pre-vention possibilities rested primarilyon the ability of the United Statesto mount a credible homeland de-fense and that the critical questionwas adequate funding to achieve it .The anchor spot of the day was to

be Soviet defector Tomas Schumanwho was to speak on "My Life as aSoviet Propagandist ." Schuman,however, had been refused reentryinto the United States from Canadaand was unable to appear . In hisplace COLONEL DISTAGIER WAR-DAK of the Afghan Freedom Fight-ers gave a stirring address on resis-tance to the Soviet invasion of Af-ghanistan, describing in particularSoviet liquidation of civilians . Hav-ing received an education in chemi-cal warfare and space weaponry inMoscow, Wardak joined his fellowguerrillas . Wounded in action in1981 he and his family fled Afghanis-tan and took up residence in theUnited States . At the end of hisdramatic talk he received a spontan-eous and prolonged standing ova-tion .

To start the second day of theseminar proper - November 5th -California's "Quakey-Shakey" earth-quake simulator (a specially engin-eered vehicle) was spotted in theHyatt parking area for the inspectionand testing of all interested parties .It stayed busy throughout itsscheduled morning appearance .

Quakey-Shakey's "father," Coun-cilman HAL BERNSON of San Fer-

nando Valley opened the day's pre-sentations with his address on"Earthquakes and Antidotes ." Bern-son, who has been instrumental inpromoting earthquake legislation,earthquake conferences and earth-quake preparedness, outlined whatwas necessary to minimize casual-ties and damages due to earth-quakes and educational initiativeswith this as the objective .

Bernson was followed by DR.RICHARD ANDREWS. Andrews,Executive Director of the CaliforniaSeismic Safety Commission untilDecember 1, 1984 when he was ap-pointed to head the southern regionof the California Office of Emergen-cy Services, spoke on "Tomorrow'sEarthquake." The question is not "if"in contemplating a possible earth-quake according to Andrews . It is"when ." Dr . Andrews gave statisticsto indicate probabilities as far aslocation and timing were concerned .

A fired-up DOLF DROGE un-coiled his six-foot-nine or there-abouts stature and in a few secondshad fired up his audience . (Flame-colored hair - and lots of it -helped .) Speaking on "The RealWorld of 1985," he explained withevangelistic zeal that there wereforces out there dedicated to do usin, that we had best wake up and manthe barricades, that time was shortand that national survival was atstake . Droge (pronounced "Druj")has worked extensively abroad - inEastern and Western Europe, theNear East, India, Japan, Mexico andso on . He is presently a consu Itant tothe White House Office of PublicLiaison .

"Media Responsibility" was thetitle of the presentation given jointlyby REED IRVINE and CHARLESWILEY. Irvine is editor and publisherof the AIM Report, a publication ofAccuracy in Media . AIM calls toaccount the transgressions of the

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popular media, and Irvine followsthis up with calling them to accountat conferences and board meetings .Irvine's insistence on honest report-ing can be nettling where what heand Wiley call "advocacy" or "adver-sarial" journalism reigns . Wiley, who


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in his career as a war correspondenthas been in and out of some of thechoicest communist jails (he hasbeen arrested by the KGB, Castro'sG2, etc .), points out that anti-warmovements give aid and comfort toaggressors and usually end uplaunching the war they are allegedlytrying to prevent .

Among serious civil defense buffsBILL CHIPMAN is known as a "realpro." A veteran on the FEMA staff,Chipman has in past regimes suf-fered because he was convincedthat civil defense had to do withwartime population protection . Atthe seminar he was pinch hitter forDeputy FEMA Director Robert Mor-ris (whose subject was "FEMAReemphasis on National Survival") .With Chipman out of the closet thefeeling was that the new FEMA teamwould lock horns with the civil de-fense mission as originally defined in1950 . At least that was pretty muchthe consensus at the November 5thluncheon where Chipman spoke.His talk added much credence tothe idea .

The "Star War or Star Peace"panel - moderated by NancyGreene - brought together fourstrategic analysts who held theopinion that the Strategic DefenseInitiative (SDI) must be disabusedof the idea that it has anything to dowith "arming space ." The concept isthat it disarms space by interceptingand destroying offensive missiles . Ithas no capability of killing anyone .It has the capability of saving lives .Lots of them . The dubbing of SDI as"Star Wars"has misled millions intothinking that SDI has offensivecapabilities . This was the gist of the"Star War or Star Peace" panel dis-cussion . Panelists were DR. GER-ALD JOHNSON of TRW (SeniorTechnical Staff), former representa-tive to Strategic Limitations Talksand the Comprehensive Test Bannegotiations; DR. ANGELO CODE-VILLA, a member of the Universityof Southern California Defense andStrategic Studies Program ; JOHNDARRAH, Chief Scientist, Air ForceSpace Command ; and the HonorableAMORETTA HOEBER, Deputy Un-der Secretary of the Army .

GENERAL DANIEL GRAHAM,former Director of the Defense Intel-ligence Agency and now director ofHigh Frontier spoke on "A Defense12


That Defends ." Graham noted thatone of the main criticisms of SDI wasthat it was "useless" and could neverbe brought to a point where it wouldfunction as an effective defensiveweapon . If it is useless, he asked,why then is the Soviet Union de-manding that we discard it? It holdsgreat promise according to Graham .Graham maintains that a well-devel-oped civil defense is a basic require-ment and a fourth "layer" of SDI .Graham also appeared as a memberof Nancy Greene's "Star War or StarPeace" panel .

Teller

At the grand finale of the seminar,the November 5th banquet, theguest speaker was DR. EDWARDTELLER, H-Bomb architect, peacethrough preparedness advocate andchampion of SDI . His topic, adaptedfrom the seminar theme, was "WorldWithout War - Is It Possible?" Theanswer was not easy . "We are," saidTeller, "in a most serious situation .

"WE HAVE PRACTICALLYNO CIVIL DEFENSE ."

We have practically no civil defense. . . We have no active defense ." Thex-ray laser, he said, was an idea con-ceived by Richard Wood of Liver-more Laboratories seven years ago ."We are making progress," headded . "The one real way to keeppeace," he emphasized, "is to havedefense ."

Teller called the statement of Dr .Eugene Wigner, who was unable toattend the TACDA seminar, "reallysignificant ." (See next column .)

Master of ceremonies duties werehandled by TACDA presidentCharles Badley, Carsten Haaland ofORNL, Indiana CD Associationpresident Joe Klarke and actorLorne Greene, who introduced Ed-ward Teller . At the close of the ban-quet Teller was presented withTACDA's American PreparednessAward .

STATEMENT OFNOBEL LAUREATEEUGENE P. WIGNER

(Dr . Wigner was unable to attendthe TACDA seminar due to afamily emergency.)

The effectiveness of defensive mea-sures, and their importance in interna-tional relations, has often been grosslyunderestimated . When the first World Warstarted in 1914, it was commonly believedthat it would not last much more than aweek - the rifles and machine gunswould destroy most members of thearmed forces - either the central powers,or those surrounding them, would give up .But this did not become true - thetrenches which they dug protected mostof the armies for about four years . Evi-dently, the effectiveness of defensivemeasures was grossly underestimated .But protecting lives against weapons'

effects is not the only expected and de-sired function of presently envisaged de-fense measures . Civil defense, evacuationof cities, and provisions of good shelters,would be very effective also in case of anuclear war - as is demonstrated by thefact that the USSR has vigorously in-stalled measures in these directions . Aneven more important function of the civildefense preparations and of the defensemeasures against incoming ballistic mis-siles (SDI) is their effectiveness to prevent

WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR FRIENDSHIPI

the threat of an attack . One can well ima-gine that an inimical country will threatenus with the destruction of a great numberof our people unless we permit stationingone of their regiments in Buffalo, N.Y .,another in St . Louis, MO, and a third onesomewhere in California - or they canchoose some other cities . Of course, ifthey attacked, we could retaliate but theycan pretend not to believe this . And, in fact,retaliation would not revive the peoplethey might kill . What I am saying is that theMutual Assured Destruction situation isnot stable - the country which pretendsnot to believe in the opponent's retaliatorypower, can "blackmail ." A situation inwhich a significant destruction of theopponent is not possible is a much morestable one than the very unreasonableMAD.

Lastly, it is much easier to establishmutual good will and in fact friendship,between two systems neither of which candestroy the other, than between two eachof which possesses the ability to destroythe other . And we should strive for friend-ship!

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DDP (Doctors for Disaster Preparedness) held its seminar just prior tothat of TACDA. Headquartered also at the Hyatt at Los Angeles Airport,the DDP seminar travelled to the University of Southern CaliforniaCampus for its first day - November 2nd - returning late that afternoonfor its reception and banquet. The November 3rd sessions were heldat the Hyatt.

Mythomania, says one dictionary, is "anabnormal tendency to tell lies ." According toGERALD LOONEY, who opened the DDPseminar on November 2nd at USC in LosAngeles, that is exactly what we are upagainst . In Looney's welcome and keynoteaddress ("Nuclear Mythomania : the Arro-gance of Ignorance") goblins and Santa bothhad parts in blindfolding the public . Looneyis a prominent emergency physician .GREGORY JONES followed Looney's cue

in the following talk, "The Runaway ArmsRace, The Growing Inevitability of NuclearDoom, and Other Such Myths." Jones isSenior Policy Analyst for Panheuristics, Inc .

Still on the initial track, C. IVAN HUDSON,Manager of Advanced Research Projects forTitan Systems, Inc . covered "Deterrence andNuclear Mythology ."WAYNE BLANCHARD of the Federal

Emergency Management Agency gave anaccount of the somewhat rocky history ofcivil defense from the early 1950s and anexplanation of where civil defense stoodtoday in the eyes of government .

FOR AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL TAPESOF DDP PRESENTATIONS SEE PAGE 16.

"Cold War Myths and Future Realities" wasthe subject of the address given by ROBINRANGER, Associate Professor, USC Schoolof International Relations . The United States,said Ranger, cannot seriously be presumedto pose a serious military threat to the USSR .ROBERT JASTROW, who could not attend

the seminar, reported by phone patch . Jas-trow is the founder of the Goddard Institutefor Space Studies, currently Professor ofEarth Sciences at Dartmouth, and author ofHow to Make Nuclear Weapons Obsolete(1985) . Jastrow cited the huge Soviet invest-ment in strategic defense and warned that ifwe did not go ahead with our strategic de-fense we will be out of options in the 1990s .Oak Ridge National Laboratory's CAR-

STEN HAALAND spoke on a favorite subject :"In the Shadow of Ground Zero ." Haaland, asenior research scientist, cited Americanapathy as a disabling handicap . He referredto the fact that American military personnelimmediately after World War II plummetedfrom 14.5 million to 1 .8 million in just 18months . Nothing like that happened in theSoviet Union .

DDP TARGETS TERRORISMAND MYTHOMANIA

ROBERT EHRLICH, Chairman of theDepartment of Physics at George MasonUniversity (Virginia), selected as his topic"We should Not Overstate the Effects of Nuc-lear War." Arguments tend to polarize, Ehr-lich pointed out, and this results in overstate-ments and understatements . Leadership ac-tion is needed to bring about a balance .

In his address "Medical Mythology vs .Nuclear Reality" NEIL SHACHTER of theUCLA School of Medicine brought up theattitudes of Physicians for Social Responsi-bility (PSR) and the International Physiciansfor the Prevention of Nuclear War . Theseorganizations, he said, imply that those whodisagree with them are irresponsible or favornuclear war. How they come up with this idea,however, is not at all clear. The result is a kindof professional malfeasance .HOWARD BERGER, president of Robotix

Corporation, former Acting Deputy AssistantSecretary of Defense and Senior StrategicAnalyst with the Rand Corporation, in sum-ming up the day's input said that the realissue was the best way of going about asearch for peace . Preparedness is alwaysbeing postponed to some future date, andthere is little attention paid to what can bedone now . There is an attitude that holds wecan't do anything because we can't do every-thing . We seem to be headed down the samepath that Carthage took, and that has to stop .The November 3rd session began with an

address by GERALDINE V. COX, Vice-President and Technical Director of theChemical Manufacturers Association andPresident of the Federation of Organizationsfor Professional Women . She spoke on"Chemical Hazards in Terrorism ." Medicalcalls for information on the hazards of con-tact with them are growing . The NationalChemical Information and Response Centeris relied upon more and more in emergencysituations involving chemicals . Chemicalspills and leaking underground chemicaldepositories have become major problems .The potential for terrorist incidents involvingchemicals is growing .

"Biological Hazards in Terrorism" was thesubject presented by JANE ORIENT . Dr.Orient obseved that biological warfare hadthe capability of producing casualties on apar with nuclear warfare . Delivery vehiclescould be cruise missiles, artillery, aircraft,mines and ICBMs . Orient, a former schoolteacher and college professor, is a practicingphysician in Tucson, Arizona (internal medi-

cine) . She is also active in making publicappearances and in writing in the field ofmedical response to disasters .Luncheon speaker, CAPTAIN LLOYD AN-

DERSON, chairman of the Airline PilotsAssociation Committee on Hijacking, spokeon "Air Terrorism ." In dealing with a hijackincident, Anderson pointed out, the crewmust always act in the interests of the safetyof the passengers . This rules out any attemptat countermeasures in flight . A hijackingmust be treated as another "in-flight emer-

. . . MATERIALS FOR CLANDESTINENUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE ON HAND,

AND SO IS THE EXPERTISE .

gency." A special set of psychological reac-tions comes into play between hijackers andtheir victims . In reply to a question as to whythe Israeli airline had no trouble with hijack-ings, Anderson answered that El AI is a"military airline" and took measures that theU.S . public was not ready to accept .CD/Emergency Management consultant

PHILIP BAILEY, veteran civil defense direc-tor and politician, addressed the DDP semin-ar on "A Civil Defense/Medical ResponseComeback?" He cited lessons from the past .Many disaster and war victims are casualtiesdue simply to unpreparedness . It is alsotrue that many victims owe their lives to mea-sures that we have recently neglected . Medi-cal Self-Help, for instance was an "excellentcourse ." It needs to be brought back . ThePackaged Disaster Hospital was a "uniqueidea" that was allowed to die on the vine . Forbasic humane reasons it must be reinstituted .The final DDP address was delivered by

HOWARD MACCABEE : "Nuclear Terrorism ."Dr . Maccabbee cited the facts that materialsfor clandestine nuclear weapons are on hand,and so is the expertise . Facing the problemand putting protective measures in effectmeans holding down casualties . So will plan-ning for effective medical response imposecontrols on nuclear terrorism . All this, Mac-cabee said, is "manageable ." Washington,he added, "is taking terrorism very seriously."

(For audio and audiovisual tapesof above talks please see page16.1


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edebts4h,The American Civil Defense Association

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THETACDA BUSINESS MEETING -

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA ON NOVEMBER 6, 1985

THE AMERICAN CIVIL DEFENSE ASSOCIATIONRESOLUTION 1985-1

CALL FOR TEAMWORK IN THE NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENSE EFFORT

WHEREAS,

National survival will primarily depend on the proper assessment of the nuclear threat to Americaand its people and the timely conception and implementation of an in-depth civil defense program inconcert with the Strategic Defense Initiative ; and

WHEREAS,

Civil defense in the United States continues to deteriorate despite rhetorical support by the ReaganAdministration ; and

WHEREAS,

Civil defense in other countries at risk in modern war (e.g ., the Soviet Union, China, Sweden, Swit-zerland) ; is integral to national defense strategies ; and

WHEREAS,

The promising Strategic Defense Initiative to destroy incoming nuclear weapons is now reversingthe long-standing but outmoded deterrence strategy known as MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction) ;and

WHEREAS,

The Strategic Defense Initiative would be much more effective were it coupled with a civil defensebackup ; and

WHEREAS,

American Society of Professional Emergency Planners, American Strategic Defense Association -and now National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management - express along with TheAmerican Civil Defense Association and Doctors for Disaster Preparedness and other concernedgroups and individuals the need for responsible civil defense action ; and

WHEREAS,

ASPEP on October 8, 1985 passed and adopted a resolution ratifying a November 1984 joint agree-ment among these groups calling for a "strong civil defense commitment to protect all United Statescitizens" ; and

WHEREAS,

New FEMA leadership, reversing a policy of waning concern for population protection measuresduring the past 25 years, is not only receptive to ideas for civil defense improvement, but has takenthe initiative in citing national survival requirements and the need for a prompt realignment andintensification of the civil defense effort ; and

WHEREAS,

Ateamwork approach to a planned civil defense revival effort by civil defense organizations and FEMAnow appears to be practical -

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED :That a first meeting of the parties concerned be recommended and planned for February 23-26,1986in the Washington, D .C . area and that TACDA through its Executive Committee and staff determine alocation, a possible host, and an agenda outline - and invite the participation of interested parties .

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE TACDA MEMBERSHIP at Los Angeles, California, November 6, 1985 .14



SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT'S STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE AND A STRONG CIVIL DEFENSE

WHEREAS,

the Soviet Union has responded to the United States unilateral cutbacks and freeze of military weaponssystems and civil defense with an unprecedented military buildup of all elements of their armedforces, including new intercontinental ballistic missiles, new long-range cruise missiles, multiplenuclear warheads, mobile launchers, new supersonic manned bombers, much larger and morecapable strategic ballistic-missile submarines, a military space program, and civil defense designedto enhance national survivability ; and

WHEREAS,

The United States has no effective and viable strategic or civil defenses ; and

WHEREAS,

the President has proposed a Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) calling forjoint earth-and space-baseddefenses against a nuclear attack through defense technologies to intercept and destroy Sovietnuclear missiles before they reach our soil ; and

WHEREAS,

The Soviets already have a strong program of strategic defenses ;

WHEREAS,

Civil defense plays a key role in such a strategic defense system ; and

WHEREAS,

in President Reagan's words, it is better to save lives than to avenge them;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the American Civil Defense Association (TACDA) declare its strong supportfor the President's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) that is designed to deter aggression, interceptand destroy missiles with defensive technologies, kill no Soviet citizens, and assure survival of thelargest possible portion of our American people ; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the renewed civil defense effort proposed by President Carter and reaffirmed byPresident Reagan, designed to protect the American people equally as well as the Soviets are pro-tected, be given the financial, political, and moral support it deserves .

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE TACDA MEMBERSHIP at Los Angeles, California, November 6, 1985 .


COUNTER TERRORISM AND TERRORISTS

WHEREAS,

the growth of international terrorism has reached alarming proportions that mandate well-coordin-ated counteractions on both the national and international levels ; examples are the hijacking of TWAFlight #847 and the piracy and murder aboard the cruise ship Achille Lauro; and

WHEREAS,

Theexport of terrorism is an instrument of international aggression that crosses national boundariesand threatens not only domestic tranquility but the peace of the entire world ; and

WHEREAS,

As a crime against individuals terrorism is abhorrent ; as a crime against humanity, it cannot betolerated ;

NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that The American Civil Defense Association strongly supports actions,including funding for those programs that now exist or that might be developed, to counter terroristtactics that threaten to destroy the very fabric of civilized society ;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Federal Government take special precautions and make a concerted effortto address the potential problem of "nuclear terrorism" - the use of nuclear devices to terrorizepeople and destroy property in an attempt to pursue political aims .

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE TACDA MEMBERSHIP at Los Angeles, California, November 6, 1985 .Journal of Civil Defense : December 1985

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SPOTLIGHT ~DEL PASO CIVIL DEFENSE

ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TOCOLUMBIAN DISASTER, REPORTS

ON MEXICAN ASSISTANCEWhen news of the Columbian vol-

canic disaster broke on November14th the El Paso (Texas) Civil De-fense Association (EPCDA) was al-ready in action . The first contingentof medicsand medical supplies fromEPCDA seemed to be on-the-spotbefore the eruption was over."That's the job we've given our-

selves," says EPCDA ChairmanMichael Webster . "Disaster help isan immediate need, and thatmeans immediate response."What kind of response? Walker's

report to TACDA and the EPCDAinvolvement in September's Mexi-can earthquake gives us an idea .The report draft reads in part :

The El Paso Civil Defense Associa-tion quickly responded to the Mexicoearthquake . Within a few hours of thedestruction we were able to set upcommunications and establish apipeline of transportation of emer-gency supplies into Mexico City andCiudad Guzman in the state of Jalisco .Through the primary mission we

were able to provide physicians,nurses, paramedics, emergencymedical technicians, organizers,heavy equipment operators and othervolunteers involved with logistics .The association gave food, cloth-

ing, medical supplies, blankets, freshwater, tents and other miscellaneousitems .Over 300 volunteers donated their

time and effort for the cause and over200 companies contributed goods .

Indirectly, and along with otherorganizations, we established andhelped to maintain a fully-staffedmedical unit serving a patient case-load of up to 200 a day .In his action report from Mexico

City team leader Craig Yarbroughlists actions as follows :A : Within 24 hours of the earthquaketransportation had been arrangedand supplies were on the way toMexico City .B : Food and clothing provided .C:On-sight survey done within Mexi-co City and in surrounding barrios ofthe damage and consequent needs .D : EPCDA personnel help to set upa pharmacy .E : EPCDA personnel work with theDefensa Publica to install a 90-meter

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ham radio antenna for two-way con-tact with the U.S . prior to the rees-tablishment of telephone communi-cations .G : Radio communications equip-ment provided to assure ongoingemergency communications .H : Arranged for the repair of radiocommunications equipment throughthe Embassy .

I : Provided fully-operational medi-cal teams .J : Provided engineering personnel .K : Provided construction personnel .L: Provided medical supplies foremergency medical clinic .M : Helped locate supplies lost byother groups .N : Provided transportation for sup-plies from almost anywhere in theU .S . to Mexico City .O : Acted as envoy from the Embassyto several U.S . organizations.This was just a "small portion" of

actions taken observed Yarbrough .The El Paso Civil Defense Asso-

ciation, according to Webster, ismade up of volunteers only. That in-cludes the permanent staff .Asked if EPCDA would respond to

disasters within the United States,Webster replied "Absolutely ."There is no limitation as to the size

of a disaster the group responds to .Training zeroes in on response tonuclear attack .

TRAINING ZEROES IN ONRESPONSE TO NUCLEAR ATTACK

On October 8th EPCDA applied toTACDA for chapter status, and thiswas promptly granted on October14th ."We here are all pleased to be

associated with The American CivilDefense Association," said Webster ."And we hope we can talk more andsoon about future joint efforts re-garding catastrophes - helping allof our people to be better prepared

. to do a better job should theneed arise even here at home . . ."[Contact for EPCDA:Mr . Michael WebsterEl Paso Civil Defense

Association4820 Dyer St .El Paso, TX 79930- Phone: 915-562-3284]

LORNE GREENE FEATUREDIN CIVIL DEFENSE FILM

Satellite Broadcasting is now of-fering copies of the Lorne Greene-David Brinkley28-minutel6mmfilmtitled "Civil Defense and the Stra-tegic Initiative - Partners in Sur-vival." This is the film that was acenter of attraction in the exhibitarea at theTACDA/DDP seminars inLos Angeles . (See ad on page 3.)

"SENTRY" MAKES HITAT TACDA/DDP SEMINARSScanner Corporation again dis

played and demonstrated its pocket-size emergency alert receiver at the1985 TACDA/DDP seminars . Afterexhaustive tests and adjustments"The Sentry" - as it is called -basked in generous complimentsand approval . The handy unit, now inproduction, puts the CD official, theschool, the factory, the government- anyone interested in beingwarned of emergencies - in im-mediate touch with alerting authori-ties .

Tests have been rigorous and haveincluded thorough examinations bythe Oak Ridge National Laboratory .

Said Scanner Operations OfficerFred Houk:"There has never been a way to

talk directly to the people 24 hours aday . Now there is . In any emergency ."There has never been a new,

affordable device, with startling sim-plicity . . . until 'The Sentry .' "Seminar participants agreed .

They also agreed that the "Sentry"price of $37 .50 (+ $2.50 handlingand postage) was amazingly low .

[Orders may be sent to The Scan-ner Corporation, P.O . Box 130, Pine-hurst, Idaho 83850 - or placed bytoll-free phone: 800-647-7711 .]

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An item under SPOTLIGHT in theJournal's October issue on the Ore-gon Defense Education Committeefailed to give the organization's ad-dress . That address is : 85334 SouthWillamette, Eugene, OR 97405 . Andthe phone : 503-345-3989 .

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itarian endeavors (well established inother countries) a condition wherebyrewarding nuclear targets in the UnitedStates become unrewarding nucleartargets, whereby aggressor attack uponthe United States becomes clearly muchtoo risky anddangerous for any aggres-sor, and whereby such nuclear attackand nuclear blackmail are effectivelydiscouraged ; and" To promote through the above policyand measures the best possible odds forlasting world peace.

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WILL GIVE YOU THE NECESSARY KNOW-HOWThis first-of-its kind book was written by Cresson H.

Kearny, a survival specialist at Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory, who is the leading inventor and tester of self-helpcivil defense equipment. There is a foreword by Dr. EdwardTeller and a background article by Dr . Eugene P. Wigner, aNobel prize-winning physicist. This book provides detailed,field-tested :

0 Recommendations on crisis evacuation and what to takewith you.Instructions for rapidly building six types of earth-coveredexpedient fallout shelters and for quickly making anessential ventilating pump . Also how to build inexpensiveblast shelters.Information on how to process, store, and cook basicemergency foods (whole-kernel grains, soybeans, etc.),remove radioactivity and other contaminents from water,make expedient lamps and cold-weather clothing, andsurvive without doctors. And much more.Instructions for making the first dependable homemadefallout meter for accurately measuring radiation dangers .Only common materials found in millions of homes areneeded.

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REVIEWSAN OUNCE OF NUCLEAR PRE-VENTION, by David Lobdell . 50manuscript pages . 1985 . $3 . (FromDavid Lobdell, 607 Flamingo Drive,West Palm Beach, FL 33401) .

- Reviewed by Walter Murphey

Lobdell's "book" is not a book inthe sense of neatly printed pagesbetween an attractive cover . Call it astapled soft-cover "study ." Lobdellis a grassroots shelter-survival ad-vocate who subscribes to the ideathat today's Americans, like theirpioneer forefathers, can contendwith adversity and come out on top .He has also had first-hand experi-

ence in building low-cost shelters .And he has taken pains to establishliaison with the experts, to makeperson-to-person contacts withforeign civil defense authorities .The latter includes close looks atSwiss shelter techniques and con-cepts. More . He has, one might say,"done his homework ."

Lobdell backs up his recommen-dations with informal but specificdrawings, and with specificationsand lists of materials . With this hemarkets a homespun Americanphilosophy that reminds one ofDavy Crockett and Abe Lincoln . Forinstance, he writes :

If you care about the sanctity ofhuman life, don't let anyone deter youfrom protecting the lives of yourfamily and neighbors . Build a falloutshelter and pressure Congress tobuild shelters for everyone . . . .May you live in such a house for 100

years and never need to use theshelter as a shelter ; but don't bet yourchildren's lives on that good wish .Fallout shelters are to war as vaccin-ations are to smallpox .Lobdell's shelter is a 198 sq . ft .

20-person permanent concretecylinder (like a tuna fish can) with aflat floor and ceiling that can bebuilt for about $900.00 in materialsif you can lay concrete blocks anddrive nails . (Ceiling is a reinforcedone-ft . thick concrete slab.)Included with the "study" are

Cresson H . Kearny's latest unpub-lished 1985 directional fanningplans and a broad "recommendedreading" list .As indicated by the price of his

study, David Lobdell is not out tomake a profit . The $3 will, he hopes,22


cover duplicating, packaging andpostage .For those who really hunger for

information on shelter and survival,and who do not object to a manu-script (but very clear) presentation,this study can bean important asset .Recommendation (where this is

the case) : Send for it .

REFUGEE - U.S.A . (FirearmBasics), by Richard E . Oster, Sr .Published by Survival, Ink ., a Divi-sion of FORESIGHT, 914 PinehurstDr., Arlington, Texas 76012 . 100pages, $10 (if ordering from Texasadd 440 tax) . 1985 .

- Reviewed by Kevin Kilpatrick

This comprehensive booklet isrich in data on firearms planningand use in shelter situations . It is thefifth and last of Oster's series of fivesurvival books. (Oster's other booksare incisive studies of adaptations toshelter life, shelter design, emer-gency foods and other survival re-quirements.)Firearm Basics approaches the

gun question from the point of viewof strict defense of those within ashelter . Defensive weapons arenecessary just as they are necessaryin protecting emergency operatingcenters . To plan without them is tocourt one disaster superimposed onanother . Oster explains this at thebeginning of his No . 5 book :"Why does a Survivor need a fire-

arm? There are a numberof reasons .First, law and order, as we know ittoday, will be gone for some timeafter a major disaster, and especiallyin a post-nuclear attack environ-ment. You will need a firearm to pro-tect your loved ones and your pos-sessions (many of them lifesaving toyou and yours . . . food, water, medi-cine, etc .) . . . . . .

Oster describes other persuasivereasons for being armed in a disas-ter . He cautions that "a firearm isreally a necessity in a post-disasterenvironment . . . . The early settlersof this magnificent country of oursneeded firearms and the time iscoming when it will be requiredagain ."

Oster's five books, written in

manuscript form, make a fine sur-vival library for anyone seriouslycontemplating a possible shelterstay . As a master survivalist, Oster isone of America's leading authoritieson how to make out in a world thatmust revert to living off the land andcontending with the manyemergen-cy situations thrust upon us bydisaster .

For further information write DickOster at the address listed aboveafter the title .

BREAKING WITH MOSCOW, byArkady N. Shevchenko, Publishedby Alfred A . Knopf, New York, 1985 .378 pages including index (8 pages) .$18.95 .

- Reviewed by Don Hanks

In this long, sometimes tedious,and often fascinating autobiogra-phy, the highest ranking Soviet offi-cial ever to defect tells why and howhe did it . He is Arkady NikolaevichShevchenko, now 55, a Russian am-bassador and an Under SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations in the1970's . He is also a Ph.D . and authorof several other books includingfour on disarmanent and some fic-tion .Small wonder that Breaking with

Moscow reads like a spy novel .Shevchenko in fact became a spy forthe United States, and confesses itall in a book peopled with dozens ofthe makers of history, and he quotestheir conversations verbatim and atlength . He is especially interestingwhen he evaluates his Soviet col-leagues whom he hated (though heinsists his dislike of offical superiorswas exceeded by his detestation (ofthe Russian system) .He has perhaps thrown new light

on methods of espionage by bothsides . He even has a word about civildefense in two paragraphs (nomore) which may or may not haveprompted Knopf to send a reviewcopy to the Journal.

"Over 100,000 people (Russians),"he says, "work full time in the pro-gram . Soviet civil defense couldlimit damage to the basic politicaland military structure, protect thestrategic command and ensure con-

tinuity. . . . But these measures arenot geared to the survival of thepopulation at large." He rates Rus-sian civil defense as "pitifully inade-quate." (One could say the same ofcivil defense in America.)

This is hardly a manual for defec-tors . But it will be read by manypeople for several reasons - bysome because it is a good story ofhigh adventure albeit without JamesBond overtones; it is a contributionto files of the Western intelligencecommunity; and historians willprobe it in their studies of the ColdWar.

SOVIET CIVIL DEFENSE AGRI-CULTURAL PREPAREDNESS (Re-port No . : ADA-157359), by LeonGoure. 154 pages, 1985 . Price :$16.95 plus $3.00 handling . Orderfrom: U.S . Department of Com-merce, National Technical Informa-tion Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA22161 Attn : Sales Department -(Phone : 703-487-4650) .

- Reviewed by Randy Holt

Dr . Leon Goure, in his usualcredible research of Soviet civil de-fense objectives, produced this re-port on information obtained fromunclassified sources.

This limitation somewhat inhibit-ed detail in the scope of the project.In this respect, we quote Dr . Goure'sown observation "Given . . . that theSoviets never publicly discuss spe-cific attack scenarios and their con-sequences, it is difficult to fully as-sess the realism of Soviet plans andconcepts for the reconstitution ofagricultural production ."

But this should not deter studentknowledge, for the report is suffi-ciently comprehensive to provide anunderstanding of Soviet views onthe:" importance of providing for agri-

culture production in time of war,and for post-attack recovery ofaffected agricultural resources ;threats to the agricultural sector ;measures that would provide forprotection, and in particular, con-cepts of immediate post-strikedamage limiting operations ;

" and, on post-attack reconstitutionof agriculture.An important conclusion drawn

from the data studied : That the em-phasis placed on the importance ofagricultural civil defense in the

USSR is considered vital to the pros-pects for war survival and post-attack recovery .One of the strengths of the Soviet

concept is the reliance upon an in-being rural civil defense organiza-tion to implement plans for protec-tion of agricultural resources, fordamage limiting during the threat of,the actual attack, and for post-attack recovery .The strengths may be offset by (1)

a shortage of material resourcessuch as power, fuel, transportation,and farm machinery. (It is pointedout, however, that current USSRagriculture policy is to continue aprocurement program designed toalmost double the existing inventoryof mechanized equipment duringthe decade of the 1980s) ; And (2)storage of needed food products foruse in the probable event of war-caused shortages. (Again, it is re-ported that there is a viable con-struction program under way forincreasing storage and food proces-sing facilities outside urban areas ofgreater than 50,000 population) .One section of particular interest

in Dr. Goure's report is "PotentialLessons for the U.S . Civil DefenseProgram." Comparisons aremade interms of both the scope of peace-time agriculture and readiness forwartime measures between the U.S .and the USSR .

His list of some 20 bibliographicalnotes for U.S . reference in this sec-tion includes extensive studies byassigned personnel of the OakRidge National Laboratory (pro-duced for the Defense Civil Prepar-edness Agency) and by SystemsPlanning Corporation (produced forthe Federal Emergency ManagementAgency) . He lists two leaflets by theExtension Service of the U.S . De-partment of Agriculture, which hasbeen under Presidential ExecutiveOrder to develop and administer aU.S . rural civil defense program .

DAY ONE: BEFORE HIROSHIMAAND AFTER, by Peter Wyden . Pub-lished by Simon and Schuster, Inc.New York, 1985, 415page paperbackedition by Warner Books, $3.95 .

- Reviewed by Wm. A. McCampbell,Jr .

If a person wanted to wrap up allthere is to know about the develop-

ment of the atomic bomb, the peo-ple and organization that did it, thetesting of the weapon and the de-ployment of the two that found theirway to Hiroshima and Nagasaki,DAY ONE is for that person .

If a person had only an interest inthe personalities and idiosyncraciesof the key scientists that served theManhattan Project and their feudsand varying levels of cooperation,DAY ONE is where it is . Or howabout an account of the organiza-tional genius of Major General Les-lie Groves, the boss of the Project,and J . Robert Oppenheimer, thescientific director? Or maybe theglitches that occurred along the wayto Trinity (the Alamagordo test)?Or the skeptic that would changesome of the subjective evaluationsmade by the author? (There is a bib-liography presented that permitsone's own research .)DAY ONE addresses all of these

queries in an organized, interesting,nonhysterical, and well-writtenpresentation . The sense of drama iscaptured also as some 4,500 partici-pants in the Project waited for thefruitition of their months of (some-time competing) (always frustrat-ing) effort to produce the greatestscientific achievement of the twen-tieth century. The author prescribesno doubt that what came later . . . thebigger bomb, man in space, giantstrides in technology, and in medi-cine . . . started with DAY ONE.

Anti-climatical, and souring thisreviewer's overall appraisal, is aconclusion of the author who aftersuch excellence in preparing thebook, assesses the effect of thedevelopment of nuclear weapons.

(He dramatizes an incident thatoccurred following Trinity: GeorgeKistiakowsy, the munitions expertwho figured how to cause an implo-sion, was asked what he thought hesaw that awesome Monday morningat Alamagordo . "Kisty" replied : "Iam sure that at the end of the world,in the last millisecond of the earth'sexistence, the last human will seewhat we saw.")The author then concludes his

work not in terms of achievementbut "How old will (his grandson) . . .live to be? Hiroshima tells us thatthe issue is reason versus extinction- not American deterrence ; notprogress versus technological stand-still . The nuclear dawn brought falsepromise, but the day is not done .Not as of this millisecond ."


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LETTERSDIRECTOR THOMAS P.

REUTERSHAN, NATIONALDISASTER MEDICAL SYSTEM

STICKS BY NON-PREPAREDNESSCOPOUT

(Review of past correspondence :Shocked by a May 21, 1985 state-ment by National Disaster MedicalSystems Director Thomas P. Reu-tershan that "I want to make it veryclear that the NDMS is not designedto cope with the aftermath of a nuc-lear war involving attack on theUnited States," TACDA/DDP senthim a letter . The letter, dated June14, suggested that he resign or bedismissed . It was published in theAugust issue of the Journal of CivilDefense.

In an August 2nd reply (publishedon page 28 of the October Journal)Mr . Reutershan indicated that inmaking his nonpreparedness standhe was carrying out instructionsfrom the Acting Assistant Secre-tary for Health and the Secretary ofhealth and Human Services .On August 14th TACDA/DDP let-

ters were sent to both the superiorsmentioned by Mr. Reutershan citinghis letter and requesting clarifyingstatements . Portions were reprintedin the Journal's October issue.

In a September 3rd reply, the Act-ing Assistant Secretary for Health(Dr. James O. Mason) wrote toTACDA/DDP (in part) :

. . . In making presentations on theNational Disaster Medical System,Mr . Reutershan has attempted tomake clear that this System is notdesigned to cope with the medicalaftermath of a nuclear war. He hasalso frequently stated that he doesnot know howto plan for the medicalconsequences of such an unthink-able event and that he does not knowanyone who does (Mr. Reutershan'sresponsibilities bring him into regularcontact with many recognized na-tional and international experts onmass casualty medical care). He hasrepeatedly invited recommendations,from any source, on how to plan forsuch an event, but thus far has re-ceived no such recommendations .

Mr . Reutershan's conclusion (thatwe are unable to plan for the medicalconsequences of a nuclear war) isbased on the following facts: (1) thepotential numbers of American civil-ian casualties would exceed, byseveral times, the capacity of ourexisting health care system ; (2) signi-ficant portions of our existing health

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care resources would be damaged ordestroyed ; (3) it is impossible to pre-dict what health care resourceswould survive and where they wouldbe located ; (4) it is impossible to pre-dict what communications and trans-portation assets would survive and beavailable for the coordination andmovement of health and medical carepersonnel, equipment, and suppliesto locations having the most seriousneed ; and (5) it is not possible, prac-tically and economically, to "stock-pile" medical equipment, supplies,and personnel in locations and quan-tities sufficient to care for the poten-tial numbers of nuclear war casual-ties .

This conclusion has led him tostate, on several occasions, that theonly way to deal with the medicalconsequences of a nuclear war is toprevent such a war from occurring .Although you have interpreted thesestatements as signifying disloyalty tothe President, such is not the case . Inhis 1984 State of the Union Message,President Reagan stated : "A nuclearwar cannot be won and must never befought." Again, in his 1985 State ofthe Union Message, the Presidentstated : "Since 1981 we have beencommitted to seeking fair and verifi-able arms agreements that wouldlower the risk of war and reduce thesize of nuclear arsenals . . . All of ushave no greater dream than to see theday when nuclear weapons arebanned from this Earth forever."The Secretary and I fully support the

President's statements and his ef-forts to prevent nuclear war throughinitiatives to strengthen our nationaldefense capabilities, and throughpursuit of negotiations designed toease world tensions and reduce and/or eliminate the threat of nuclearweapons. . . .

Dr . Mason's letter was answeredby TACDA/DDP on September 18th .Excerpts :

. . . we certainly acknowledge thatthe National Disaster Medical Sys-tem, as it now stands, is notequippedto cope with the aftermath of a nuc-lear war. But if such a war remains apossibility (and I think you will agreewith us that it does) then the medicalplanning MUST include, to as greatan extent possible, such prepared-ness .You state that Mr. Reutershan "does

not know how to plan for the medicalconsequences of such an unthink-able event and that he does not knowanyone who does ." We in TACDAandDPD have repeatedly, and for manyyears, offered our help in these mat-ters, and our membership includesmany individuals with expertise inmass casualty care . The encloseditems emphasize our repeated efforts

THE WHITE HOUSEw'ASHINGTON

October 30, 1985

It is always a pleasure to sendgreetings to an organization likethe American Civil Defense Asso-ciation whose members are sodedicated to the defense ofAmerica .

I applaud your conviction thatour Republic must be protectednot only by a stronger, activenational defense and a vigorousdiplomacy, but also by increasedcivil defense measures .You have my warmest wishes

for a successful annual seminarin support of your important workfor a safer America . God blessy

to assist the Federal Government insuch planning .You further state: "Mr. Reuter-

shan's responsibilities bring him intoregular contact with many recog-nized national and international ex-perts on mass casualty medical care ."What experts? We cannot help butwonder if these experts representthose organizations which have con-stantly fought against preparednessfor this nation . . . .You state: "Mr. Reutershan's con-

clusion (that we are unable to planfor the medical consequences of anuclear war) is based on the follow-ing facts : . . ." [You then in summarygo on to point out the large numbersof casualties which would result froma nuclear war, with the correspondingloss of many of our medical people ;that we cannot predict where weshould locate supplies ; that we do notknow what facilities would survive .]But if we accept a "worst case" situ-

ation and if we assume that our losseswould be over 50% in all categories,and that our communications andtransportation facilities would beseverely damaged, and much of ourstockpiles would be destroyed orinaccessible - what then of thosewho DO survive? Is it wrong for us(and this question is directed to youas a medical man) to hope to salvagesome of those who survive, and toalleviate pain and suffering for thosewho cannot survive?

Have we become so calloused inthinking in terms of millions of casual-

ties that we cannot seethe purpose insaving even one patient?We think you may have misinter-

preted the statements of PresidentReagan . True, he says (as doeseveryone) "A nuclear war must neverbe fought ." Yet Mr . Reagan is astrong advocate of military prepared-ness, especially in weaponry and withregard to the Strategic Defense Ini-tiative - and civil defense (see histelegram to TACDA enclosed).

Surely this indicates that the Presi-dent feels nuclear war is still a possi-bility . And surely his intent is pre-paredness at all levels . And surely hiscompassion for survivors of a nuclearconflict would dictate support andimplementation of preparedness tocontend to the highest possible de-gree with medical requirements innuclear attack aftermath . . . .An answer to the above letter to

Dr . Mason is dated October 8, 1985 .The complete letter reads :Gentlemen:Dr . James O. Mason, Acting Assis-

tant Secretry for Health, has askedme to respond to your letter of Sep-tember 18 .

While we appreciate being in-formed of your opinions, Dr. Mason'sSeptember 3 letter accurately statesour position on the matter . Hence, Ibelieve that further correspondenceon these issues will not serve anyuseful purpose .Sincerely,Thomas P. ReutershanEmergency Coordinator and DirectorNational Disaster Medical System

While Mr . Reutershan's letter ap-parently puts an end to TACDA/DDP correspondence with him, itserves to spotlight the problem:public officials indifferent to thepublic good, public officials op-posed to the preparedness doctrineof their leadership, public officialssubscribing to the disinformationsown by potential enemies, publicofficials who have "thrown in thetowel" on planning for a meaningfulmedical response to caring forcasualties in modern war.The limp arguments presented in

defense of inaction could also beapplied to the recent Mexican andColumbian disasters where medicalresponse can be described as "in-adequate." This only incites medicalresponse planners to redouble theirplanning efforts. This must applyalso to planning for wartime medicalresponse . That it does not may wellcondemn thousands or millions toneedless death.

It can only give great comfort to

our potential enemies. It is a crimeagainst our people .For the moment we return to our

original suggestion in our letter ofJune 14: that Mr . Reutershan, be-cause of views that are out of har-mony with those of the Administra-tion he poorly serves, resign or bedismissed. If Dr . James. O . Mason,Acting Assistant Secretary forHealth, really espouses the samephilosophy, he also is out of stepwith his Administration and shouldalso be separated from it .

President Reagan embraces pre-paredness across the board. Devi-ates such as Mr . Reutershan have noplace on his team . More later.

[Opinions and comments on theabove are welcome by the Journalof Civil Defense.

The November TACDA Alertnewsletter published a letter fromTACDA president Charles BadleytoSecretary of Defense Casper Wein-berger along with a reply to it fromDOD Deputy of Civil Defense CraigAlderman . Following is an excerptof the Alderman reply :

my predecessor, GeneralRichard Stilwell testified before theHouse Armed Services Committeelast Spring to the effect that some-thing must be done now to develop anew and more effective civil defensepolicy for the Nation ; and we are in-volved in that effort at this time . Weconcur, and believe FEMA concurs,with the view that a major element of anew National civil defense programshould be the provision of expertguidance, information and encour-agement to political entities and tocitizen groups, families and indi-viduals willing to spend their ownmoney and their own time to providecivil defense protective measures .

[GENERAL BECTON] AND FEMAFACE A TREMENDOUS CHAL-LENGE IN COORDINATING THE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'SEFFORTS TO BALANCE OURCOMMITMENT OF LIMITEDRESOURCES TO ACHIEVE

PREPAREDNESS FOR RESPONSETO BOTH PEACETIME ANDATTACK-RELATED THREATS

TO HUMAN LIFE.

However, it is especially challeng-ing to formulate the exact nature ofthe needed information, and amethod for nationwide dissemina-

tion, that will be effective on a sus-tained basis . Thevariables that deter-mine effectiveness of delivering suchinformation to specific market audi-ences are numerous . Thus, muchmust be done toascertain parametersfor anew civil defense program aimedat harnessing the voluntary commit-ment of resources for peacetime pre-paredness measures which will savelives in a National Defense emergen-cy . Your association may be particu-larly helpful to FEMA in its task todefine specific information and dis-semination requirements .

Finally, we are pleased to supportPresident Reagan's nomination ofLieutenant General (USA-Retired)Becton to become the Director ofFEMA ; and we look forward to work-ing with General Becton in all mat-ters pertaining to civil defense . Heand FEMA face a tremendous chal-lenge in coordinating the FederalGovernment's efforts to balance ourcommitment of limited resources toachieve preparedness for response toboth peacetime and attack-relatedthreats to human life . DOD is firmlycommitted to supporting FEMA inthat undertaking within the limita-tions imposed by our primary mis-sions.

Arlington, TexasDear Walter :A comment on the Spotlight arti-

cle titled "Do you have a shelter?" :You need a PS that also points out

that the bulk of the people need aBLAST Shelter because they live ontarget . You might as well tell a personin the Ghetto that they need a swim-ming pool in their backyard . It isfinancially impossible, except for thewealthy, to afford a target type shel-ter. The only way we will ever getsuch shelter is to do like the Swiss(and others, including the Soviets)have done and that is for the govern-ment to put a plan into effect (as younoted in the article) and build themfor everyone . A Blast Shelter is ex-pensive enough when you just con-sider blast, heat and radiation butwhen you must also consider the fireand carbon monoxide problem, aswell as the debris removal on top ofthe shelter and maybe even the airintakes and door you are talking a lotof bucks (building them one at atime) . People living outside the blastarea could come up with a shelter ifthey desired . With CRP almost dead(and tough to implement even when itwas alive), there is little hope forthose on target unless they happento be in that small govt/military groupwho have protection .

Richard E. Oster, Sr .


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TOO GOOD TO FILE''The American Civil Defense

Association's Conference Novem-ber 3-6, 1985 . . . was outstanding .Here is why : It was the first suchconference that I have attendedthat was primarily devoted topreparedness against nuclearattack!"- Captain T. J. Wadsworth

(representing the IdahoCivil Defense Association) .

QUOTES FROM 1985 TACDA ANDDDP SEMINAR SPEAKERS

The Soviets have not only devel-oped the world's biggest nucleararsenal, they are at least a decadeahead of us . Mutual Assured Des-truction (MAD) proposed by RobertStrange McNamara has been bank-rupt from the beginning . The prob-ability of war will diminish withstrong Active and Civil Defense.- Dr . Edward Teller

Absolutely not! The Soviet Unionisn't an industrial power, andtherefore in that area is not a super-power. Economically the USSR isnot a superpower . Agriculturally itis not asuperpower. As faras humanrights go the Soviets are definitelynot a superpower . In fact, the onlything that makesthem asuperpoweris their military and nuclear arma-ment power.- Bruce Herschensohn

The Soviets 14so-called republicsare made to obey the Kremlin . TheSoviet Russian government is thecontroller and sponsor of interna-tional terrorism. Expansionist poli-cies are planned in Moscow. . . . Todate we have been fighting thegreatest land power on the earthwith empty hands. But as long asAfghanistan is alive the Soviets willnot and cannot attack Pakistan . Ibelieve the economy of the SovietUnion cannot sustain a long war inAfghanistan, but if they are able toconvert my country to a "Cuba"they can move out to Pakistan andIran . Let me ask you : How can theSoviets claim that they have beeninvited by the Afghans when theyhave killed a million of our people?- Distagier Wardak

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The United States does not havea strategy . And if we don't have astrategy it is a little hard to say howdoes civil defense fit in to that . . . .The Soviets have a goal and a strate-gy to achieve that goal . The UnitedStates has simply been reactingto Soviet initiatives . . .- John Fisher

It's very unusual for a scientist[Dr . Carl Sagan] . . . to hirean adver-tising agency . . . and spend $200,000on an ad campaign for the nuclearwinter hypothesis - which shouldbe renamed "The Nuclear WinterSnow Job."- Dr . Howard Maccabee

I'd rather talk about NancyGreene . Nancy has put on, in myopinion, one of the most effectivepress conferences ever . [Standingovation.]- TACDA President Badley

When it says in print or whensomeone says on radio or someonesays on television . . . : "PresidentReagan's plan for 'Star Wars' ', youare putting in the minds of the peo-ple of the world that the Presidenthas a plan for war, `Star Wars,' whenin fact it is exactly the opposite . It'smeant to prevent war, not to bringabout war.- Bruce Herschensohn

There are tremendous advantagesto home shelter, not the least ofwhich is that they give you verygood protection with very littlewarning - and the protection canbe as good as you want .- Dr. Conrad Chester

We're in the ludicrous situationright now where even though wecan't do it we're spending betweeneight and nine out of every ten de-fense dollars toward the defense ofpractically every other country inthe Free World instead of directingthese monies to ourselves and ourown direct defense. It's exactly theopposite of what it ought to be and, Imight say, of what the Constitutionrequires : that the government pro-vide for the common defense of theAmerican people . . . . We're going tohave to switch this policy emphasis

away from defending everybodyelse and put the great bulk of ourdefense budget funding in our owndirect defense - active defense . . .and equally important -as a matterof fact even more important - intocivil defense . . . . . . Fortress America"sounds like a nasty word, but it maybe our only hope if we are going tosurvive.- Sam Cohen

Except in the period between theresignation of Richard Nixon in 1974and Ronald Reagan's inaugurationin 1981 America has successfullyresisted . . . Soviet expasionism. . . .Since 1981 not only has no countryfallen to Soviet domination becauseof the increased resolve on the partof the American people and on thepart of the American Government-not only has no country fallen toSoviet domination - we have ac-tually rolled back Soviet dominationin the Caribbean, and we have beenable to prevent Communist take-overs in most Central Americancountries . . . so I think to retreat to a"Fortress America" mentality ig-nores the realities of the world . . . .- Richard Sincere

[Discussion of the "FortressAmerica" idea brought about com-promise ideas to the effect that theUnited States must continue to sup-port freedom and self-determinationthroughout the world and must alsodevote much more attention to de-voting its resources and planningto the defense of the Americanhomeland.]

I'm saying that the proposal beingmade now is frustrating this onething that the Soviets thought wouldgive them the edge to take WesternEurope bytelephone-and thatwasthat the U .S . would remain defense-less . There would be no shelter sys-tem, there would be no evacuationof the cities . . . . [Europeans] knowwhat a bombing is, know what ashelter system can or cannot do -and they would also know that theUnited States can be talked out ofdeploying the SDI . . . . You as citi-zens have a role to play to see to itthat SDI is deployed .- Dolf Droge

[In the news media] it is very veryimportant that you keep a very fineline drawn between the "fact" andthe "opinion" because as every in-telligence service that has ever ex-isted knows when you eliminate theline between the two you get rottenintelligence . And when you elimin-ate the line between the two you getpoor news coverage . And unfor-tunately that is what has happenedto our news coverage . That line hasbeen blurred and sometimes totallyerased .- Charles Wiley

I believe we need no longer worryabout the future of TACDA and DDP.TACDA and DDP, although stillsmall in numbers, are being heardmore and more, and their voices arebecoming stronger . If we can help tobring about favorable changes infederal agencies our work in disastermitigation and in the defense of ourpeople will go forward more rapidly.Younger members are alreadyaccepting positions of responsibil-ity. . . . America is going to survive.- Dr. Max Klinghoffer

We don't have a defense reallyagainst attack through our media.If there is any lesson from the VietNam War that we ought to havelearned and which unfortunately wedidn't learn . . . that is that we didn'tlose that war because our militarywas incapable or incompetent. Wedidn't lose on the field of battle . Welost here in this country . We lost inWashington, DC. We lost becausethe will to fight was eroded andundermined by an enemythat knewhow to exploit and manipulate pub-lic opinion . And how do you man-ipulate public opinion? Through thenews media . . . . It didn't end ofcourse in Viet Nam . It's going ontoday. . . .- Reed Irvine

I think that you too as the monthsgo by will be impressed by Mr. Bec-ton (Julius W. Becton, Jr ., newdirector of FEMA) . . . . You'll find himan effective communicator and astrong supporter of the issues, I amcertain . He's shown again in hisdialogue with the senators not quitetwo weeks ago that he has an open

mind on these issues . . . . I thinkyou'll find him to be the kind of per-son who will give your views andopinions very careful consideration.- William Chipman

We have to pressure SDI to under-stand that civil defense is absolutelycrucial to the success of a strategicdefense architecture in the yearsto come . We cannot have a minimal- even 80% effective - system asproposed as deployable in five toseven years unless we go along witha civil defense program simultan-eously so that when they are de-ployed they are deployed togetherin an overall national strategy .- Nancy Greene

The SDI research program isstructured in five areas. First there'san area that we call "Surveillance,acquisition, track and kill assess-ment . Secondly, there are directedenergy weapons ; third, kinetic ener-gy weapons ; fourth, analysis oflethality and survivability ; and fifth,systems architecture and battlemanagement . The Army has majorportions of four of these five areas.- The Honorable Amoretta

Hoeber

I think SDI will contribute a greatdeal towards getting motivation andpressure on to do more about civildefense.- Dr . Gerald Johnson

You may be sure we will not knowprecisely what the Soviets have inthis field [boost-phase interceptsystems] or how good it will be evenafter we have some inklings thatthey have deployed some of thesethings in space . Even if we couldtake a picture of a Soviet space laserwe could not tell how good it was.We do have information, however . . .that Soviet laser weapons will be inspace in this decade, quite possiblyas early as the first flight of theSoviet heavy-lift booster, which wasoriginally supposed to go in spacethis year .- Dr . Angelo Codevilla

It is very clear that the differenttypes of lasers starting with thex-ray laser are in fact new ideas -

and trying to do something aboutrockets when they're in the booststage where they are very brighttargets and it's fairly easy to knowwhere they are. . . . And the reasonthe Soviet Union is very concernedabout this is, in fact, that they have alarge investment currently and un-der development of big, slowboosters . And the worst of all theirworlds must be to worry about [this]should we have the will to make adecision . . . and do somethingabout it .- John Darrah

The Soviets called it [U.S. bud-get cuts during the McNamara eracurtailing missile defense] "bour-geois naivete ." And they were ab-solutely correct . . . . It was "bour-geois" because we were trying tosave money . . . . And it was "naive"because it literally mandated thenon-defense of the United States . . . .- General Daniel Graham

I submit to you that the Americanscientific public and the Americanmedical public have presented theview that there is only death, and itwas not until 1983 that a group ofdoctors stood up and said, "Hey,wait a minute - the same data fromBoston indicate that half of Bostonwould still be alive. What are wegoing to do about it?"- Dr. Gerald L. Looney

The real issue, and the one thatthe nuclear critics don't really faceup to is that we're all interested inavoiding nuclear war. The issue is :What's the best way of doing that?- Dr. Gregory Jones

I was really puzzled by this logic :. . . it seemed to be agood idea if youkilled people with nuclear weapons,a bad idea to kill missiles with nuc-lear weapons - a good idea to de-fend your missiles and a bad idea todefend your people . I didn't under-stand that .- Dr . C. Ivan Hudson

Thus, 1964 marked a major turn-ing point for civil defense in theUnited States, beginning a longslide downhill toward a paper plan-

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TOO GOOD TO FILE (Copt.)ning program centered aroundcrisis-implemented civil defenseactions . Civil defense officials be-gan to speak in terms of "shelf pro-grams" to be activated during acrisis provided there was enoughtime .- Dr . Wayne Blanchard

(In answer to a complimentarycomment on his presentation Dr .Blanchard said in part : "It [FEMAapproval of his presentation] is anindication, I think, of future direc-tions. I'm encouraged by that devel-opment .)

In the 1990s there will be anotherwave of Helen Caldicotts . . . . Hence,

I think the important thing to do isconstantly to try to put out in everyway we can some of the basic datapoints and some of the basic argu-ments to make the case for an effec-tive defense policy and, as part ofthis to make the case for an effec-tive civil defense policy and effective civil defense budget .- Dr . Robin Ranger

It is striking to note that theSoviets, while bitterly denouncingour efforts as an embryonic missiledefense program, have for the last20 years . . . been spending approxi-mately one-tenth of their defensebudget . . . on their own strategicdefense effort, comprising air de-fense, civil defense and a very large"Star Wars" program .- Dr . Robert Jastrow

The chilling statement is madehere [in Dr . Richard Pipes' bookSurvival Is Not Enough] that theSoviets would rather erode Ameri-can strength without a nuclear war.But, if they can't do this withouta nuclear war they are preparing toemerge victorious . In other words,the Soviets are preparing to domin-ate the world .- Carsten Haaland

While most people are very wellaware of the dangers of understand-ing the effects of nuclear war, I thinkthat they are much less aware thatthere is another side to the coin,and that there are real dangers inoverstating them as well .- Dr . Robert Ehrlich

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If one knew nothing else aboutthese organizations (Physicians forSocial Responsibility and Interna-tional Physicians for the Preventionof Nuclear War) one would alreadybe obliged to object to them . Dothose who disagree with them advo-cate social irresponsibility or pro-mote nuclear war? These namesconstitute ad hominem attacks onthose who disagree and are a delib-erate deception .- Dr. Neil Shachter

I'm not for war . . . but if you lookat . . . what would be left at the endof a nuclear war between the twosuperpowers the worst reasonableestimate . . . is that our populationand our GNP and our resourceswould be set back to about whatthey were 50 yearsago. That's prettyhorrible, but people lived 50 yearsago, and they survived and theygrew into this nation . And I think ifyou start comparing it that wayyou'll find out you could survive.- Dr . Howard Berger

We feel it's very important thatevery community think about totaldisaster planning, not only the tor-nadoes, not only the floods, not onlynuclear but comprehensive . . . be-cause there are a lot of resourcesother than the emergency responseprofessionals that need to be calledinto play .- Dr . Geraldine Cox

When we talk about disaster pre-paredness it is proper that we con-sider it as an umbrella, if you will, forthe capabilities in the field of medi-cine, radioactivity, shelter, com-munications, fire, police and a hostof all these other services that gointo an emergency program .- Philip Bailey

The best solution (to contend ef-fectively with nations involved in airterrorism), of course, is to persuadethese governments to change theirpolicies . If that fails then the entireinternational community must actin conscience to isolate these of-fending nations.- Lloyd Anderson

I'm going to talk to you about astill higher form of killing [than

chemical warfare] which is biologi-cal weapons whose yield of deathper gram is a hundred thousand to amillion times higher than for chemi-cals . This is the same ratio' as thatof nuclear to conventional explo-sives .- Dr . Jane Orient

"I want to be as clear about this asI can . We simply cannot afford apenny-wise pound-foolish attitudeabout the cost of adequate civil de-fense . Everyone in this country-allof us - must face the fact that civildefense is, and will continue to be,just as vital to American security asour armed forces . . ."

- Harry Truman

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Apr 11-12 NUCLEAR WAR EDUCATION CONFERENCE: George Masoncrete (models for 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 per-sons) and (2) Prefabricated, metallic,University . Contact: Robert Ehrlich, Physics Dept ., George Mason drop into the hole (for 8 persons) . BothUniversity, Fairfax, VA 22030 (703/323-2303) . types complete with blast doors andvalves, life support equipment, furni-

Apr 14-18 I .A .F .C . CONFERENCE IN EUROPE: Rotterdam Holland . Contact : ture . Marcel M. Barbier Inc., P.O . BoxConference secretariat, First I .A .F .C . Conference in Europe c/o 2905, Reston, VA 22090.

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May 5-7 Hazardous Material Spills and Conference and Exposition, Adam'sMark Hotel, St . Louis, MO, Contact: HMS '86, Trade Associates, VIDEO-CASSETTE METTAGInc., Suite 200, 12250 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-1608, TRAINING FILM(301/468-3210) . (in color)

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Jul 14-18 Advanced course in Nuclear Emergency Planning . Contact : Har- Herman . Compares good and bad disas-vard School of Public Health, Office of Continuing Education, 667 ter response methods, emphasizesHuntington Ave,, Boston, MA 02115, (617/732-1171) . proper management procedures, effec-

tive teamwork, and METTAG's role inhandling mass casualties effectively .

Sep 15-17 Topical Meeting on Radiological Accidents: Prespectives and From : METTAG, P.O . Box 910, Starke,Emergency Preparedness . Bethesda, MD. Contact: Dr . Emmanuel FL 32091 (Phone: 904/964-5397) .Glakpe, Mechanical Engineering Dept ., Howard Univ ., Washing-ton, DC 20059, (202/636-7741/6600).

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Brochure . G .J .B.C .,National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management Kerrville, TX 78028.(NCCEM) Mid-year conf . Capital Holiday Inn, Washington, DC,Contact: President Ellis Stanley, P.O . Box 1086, Durham, NC

CHANGE SHOULD BE STIMULATING, and in today's civil defense picture --with a turnover in leadership -- there is definitely that promise . Weare tempted to look at 1986 with somewhat unguarded optimism : civildefense just might get its hooks back into civil defense .

HOPES HINGE HIGH ON NEW FEMA DIRECTOR 3ULIUS BECTON . His desire forchallenge (he's got it!), his brilliant military career and the un-bridled admiration of past associates bode well for a CD upsurge .

BECTON'S DEPUTY, ROBERT MORRIS, comes on as another blue-chip leader .With a team at the top like this things have to happen .

THEN THERE'S ELLIS STANLEY, this year's NCCEM president . Stanley rep-resents another turn toward realism . A long-time TACDA member, Stanleysuffers none of the unfortunate paranoia toward TACDA that seemed tohandicap some of the past NCCEM/USCDC leadership . And Stanley's suc-cessor next year will be Kay Harmon, another hard-core CD advocate .

DR . GERALD LOONEY, NEW DDP PRESIDENT, will build on Dr . Max Klinghoffer's1985 accomplishments . With Looney as president and Klinghoffer takingover the new position of executive director, DDP's battle for enhancedmedical response to disaster can only get closer to victory .

THE EL PASO CIVIL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION, a new TACDA chapter, specializesin "hands-on" involvement in disaster, has sent substantial aid inpersonnel and supplies to the Mexican earthquake and the Columbianvolcanic disasters . Its emphasis is squarely on response, includingmedical response, to all disasters, (See first SPOTLIGHT item, p . 18 .)

ADD TO THAT A NEW EDITOR FOR THE JOURNAL OF CIVIL DEFENSE (recommenda-tions and applications are solicited) and maybe a few more new faceshere and there to blend in with the old reliables, and 1986 begins tolook good -- very good indeed .

CALL FOR PAPERSTopical Meeting on Radiological Accidents: Perspectives and Emergency Preparedness, September

15-17, 1986, Bethesda, MD. Sponsored by the Environmental Sciences Division of the American NuclearSociety, the U.S . Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S . Department of Energy, andthe Federal Emergen-cy Management Agency . The meeting will reviewwhat has been learned from past accidents involving nuclearmaterials in order to foster effective emergency planning . Contributed papers are welcomed on any of thefollowing topics: radiological accidents, health and economic consequences of accidents, technical andinstitutional problems in emergency preparedness and response, public perception and media coverageof accidents, and public acceptance of emergency preparedness . Sessions will be organized into oraland poster presentations .

An original and four copies of a 1200-word summaryof any papersubmitted should be sent to Dr . ConradV. Chester, Technical Program Chairman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, POB X, Oak Ridge, TN 37831(615-574-5813) by February 28,1986. Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 7, 1986 . Camera-readycopies of accepted summaries for publication in the program will be due June 9, 1986, with camera-readycopies of full papers for publication in proceedings due September 3, 1986 .

Registration information can be obtained from Dr . Emmanuel Glakpe, Mechanical Engineering Depart-ment, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059 (202-636-7741/6600) .


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EDITORIAL . . .

Looking back a month to the TACDA and DDP seminars in Los Angeles, there was much to inspire CD buffs: top stra-tegic defense authorities that wouldn't stop, unprecedented national press coverage, participants who added much topresentations with searching questions. The account of the proceedings (pp 10-13) and selected speaker quotations (in"Too Good To File," pp 26-28) testify to that .

But how do we "carry the ball" from there so that seminar conclusions pay off in population protection?It's too easy to revert to being passive on that point,,,to point to government and military leadership bunkers and

clap our hands (FEMA's underground facilities, NORAD, Mt. Weather, and other federal, state, county and municipalemergency operating centers that dot the U.S . landscape) . But protection measures for the people? Frank Williams' 1978Journal article "Let There Be Truth" comes to mind . He wrote: '

Silent steel doors -like a scene from science fiction - lead into an outsize buried complex. They shutbehind you. Deeper silence. The sleek subdivided space spread before you is encased in aheavy jacket of rein-forced concrete . Utilities, clocks, furnishings are shock-mounted . Systems are redundant. Special valvesprotect ventilation shafts and pipes . Supplied with its own food, its own water, its own power, its own accom-modations, its own fuel - completely independent of outside help - it can be a sealed-off "home" to a selectgroup for two to four weeks. This in a brutal, close-in nuclear attack environment.

Is this protective shelter that government has built for people?No . It is shelter that government has built for government. One of many .Well, you might ask, where are the shelters government has built for people?And the answer is simply that government does not build shelter like this for people . Not in the United

States . Government builds them for government . For emergency operations . Some are highly sophisticated .Some are less so . Over 4,000 such shelters exist for officialdom, for the military .

But not for the people . Why? What's to happen to the people?

Good questions, and difficult-embarrassing too. The easy wayout is to letthem die on the vine . Political expediencydemands that political attention be focussed on pork-barrel issues, hand-outs, etc .

On the other hand, it is also easy to convince conscientious politicians and public servants that they really need toturn their attention to defending John and Jane Doe. But action?

And it's easy to convince the Does . Over 80%want protection, are willing to pay for it with government funding . Theyeven think that government has already provided it .

There is even solid proof of the value of population protection . World War II gave that proof. In tiny Switzerland iteven meant peace . Completely surrounded by belligerent Nazis in World War I I Switzerland, thanks to its tough defensesand "don't tread on me" attitude, could tell Adolph Hitler to back off -and he did . As a matterof fact, Switzerland throughthis policy has successfully parlayed its bunkers and bravado into 170 years of peace in the midst of recurrentwar . So hasSweden . Today both shelter their populations .

What are we waiting for? Or do we still want to offer our people as hostages? The "name of the game" is really action- action without further delay.

That was the clear message of the TACDA and DDP seminars . With an awakening public, with promising new FEMAleadership, with NCCEM's new president Ellis Stanley asking for teamwork among the civil defense organizations (andwith TACDA, DDP, ASPEP and other groups ready to add their collective weight), maybe the time for action has at longlast come . Let's not only hope so . Let's make it be so .

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