actiono, such ga raielagies) gont
which will have to te pallorme .
0: 'os and canaue work,
Furtaermora,
of the state of home prevsredness, peopie will
come out some day to vat
sore tad
regerdiess
rave tu
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Fortunately, it happens tnet the nody repairs caildtion
damage, and if people get radiarion doses in ama... °~ -increments,
they can
receive u
few hundred roentgens over
a period of several months without becoming a casualty
This is not to say that we can indlectiminately expose
ouraslvas in the post-emergency pertod,
Until the
“ gathorities say that che situatton is safe, we must continue
to take advantage of protection in the interest «f keeping
ee a @inimm the tota rediation dems and artrandant long
wemgn affects. in the interest of bravity,
sheli not
a{souss long range racia' {ion efrects, gurh ar
er genetic effects
ite shortening
Ae can be seen, through previsi.n of shelters we can get
our people through the death or sickness period <:f the
radiation hazard, acccmpiishing substantial
im numbers of casualties
reductions
tt ‘nis doesn t tels tne whol”
story.
If we are to survi e 45 4 nation we are going to do
it above ground and wil. rceqvire the essentiais «* .ifefood, water and medicai «are.
wur normal meana c’ providing
and distributing these essentia!s will be drasnically cure
tailed by a nuclear atzack
Substantial programs for local
stockpiling of supplies f>
use
In the first few weeks and
for reestablishing the.r crodactien and distribut on «re
almost as essential te our survival as the provis on of
radiation shelters.
Reestaolishment of food preduetion
and its distribution wool, ocoep v be che mon oct ftrels
problem.
In contaminated areas .ur foo animals, as we.i at people,
would require protecticn “rom external radiatior «1 they
would become casualtie:. Aidec to this would be ‘ne
additional hazard to life ~
«nimal or human
from eacing
contaminated food and water
Lnrestricted consumption of
exposed foodstuffs and crop. eeid threaten tre tl ven oe
all eurvivors in these 3*+a
In the heavily contaminated areas @ very .arge per centage
of our foed animals wou.ns peris’ brow the
ombeine »8*fects
of external radiation ay
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