feasible means of saving the pieates
numleroplives
Nunie: ius studies
have shown that such a program woud sive a substantia: pores
population an excellent chance of su'¢vi ime and hence
portunity to continue the fight sue essfiuly
in othe:
retaliate will be reinforced by uo effects eapavily t
thus can our defense posture Sir)
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This conclusion of cours: has
the conduct of our foreign relations
four
prevcde
os tec,
acrds a aseted vt
sr?
wt ay
err!
eleva ice tooou rorelgn peony and to
i believe this interreiatiouship is apuv
described ina study made by the Rand ‘urporation aml presented oe the
House Committee on Government Op rations for gne
civil defense.
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In it we find the ful oa:ne s'atemen:
ts ve
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bor ets on
‘There ig an enormo:s differenc+ in tne barvatnii abi
¢
of a country which ean, fo: exampit
put its people
re):
safety in 24
hours’ notice
and one widen cannot
fo of wit d fe:
the reader to visualize ths. .6 bm ust dimagim « sttai
the Russians had dene exact. ra andwe had: °
“hey
ask. himself how he thinks a+ 24
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bargaining table
of
As potterimitratedTe res evidence thar the 7 SSk
os Stepping
up its civil defense proyram
wae
va
vmbined with a substantia. program fer aq
defense, it provides Soviet negetiato s aith a vood dea. of saa ai of tat
their homeland will be ahie to vithstanc attack
A sitpila
i&e) ate e ait
respect to our own countvy woud
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What I have said not only nas & rious Implications fi: us:
and diplomatic posture: it applivs to »u1 NATO partners as wen.
mn om ilitars
We varti-
cipate actively in the various NATO ‘ominittees whict dea. wit:
oid. emergency planning, and much progress a.readv has been made
3ome of our
NATOallies and other friendly European “countries are furtner. dvanced .n
fallout protection than we ourse.ves
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further progress is needed before 1 1. tefense
as a deterrent against enemy a.cv7©S™
al a
Owe ce.
fe: ct
that
porentia
We count on our NATOales te remain firm ir tne fa ba
aggressive threats. An effective proyram of fallout protectins °. provide
further support for their determination « di 8q
But ' ae expe
thar to
take further measures to protes’ tee
behind.
ofa
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ae ste
rh bel
As I have said, any addittona. 1.easures whith «ca
ak:
minimize the fallout danger wil reintor:se our countrs = defers)
wimta &
and thereby, its political and nevotal ne st enety
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that we can make prompt ind sistar
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