CHAPTER 5 - DETECTION OF FALLOUT BY THE PHYSICAL SENSES With the current limited availability of radiation detection instruments, especially in rural areas, wider publicity needs to be given to the statement in Chapter 5 of the report concerning the detection of radioactive fallout in dangerous quantities by an alert individual relying solely on his physical senses. It is important to note that this detection capability applies only to local fallout, foe Qe ae and not to fallout from a Sino-Soviet exchange or from a nuclear reactor accident. (See the comments on Chapter 4.) II-11