Title

National Survival in the Atomic Age.

Authors

Bellamy, Albert W.; Warren, Stafford L.

Abstract

The article discusses the impossibility for a country to recover after a nuclear attack. It is stated that aside from the concept of a widespread radioactive contamination, accessibility to food and fuel supplies would also be affected. The remedy lies in storing adequate amounts of essential foods that will be distributed rapidly to people after the attack. A non-military defense is also a powerful deterrent to nuclear attack aside from a strong military action. The author emphasizes the significance of an adequate civilian preparation for a war.

Subjects

NUCLEAR warfare; NUCLEAR crisis stability; RADIOACTIVE pollution; SURVIVAL & emergency rations; FOOD supply; ECONOMICS of war; CIVIL defense; DETERRENCE (Military strategy); DEFENSIVE (Military science)

Publication

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1959, Vol 15, Issue 9, p390

ISSN

0096-3402

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/00963402.1959.11454019