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U. S. NAVAL RADIOLOGICAL DEFESNE LABORATORY
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIFORNIA
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NOV 24 1958
From:
To:
Subj:
Commanding Officer and Director
Distribution List contained in Report USNRDL-TR-260
U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory CONFIDENTIAL Report
USNRDL-TR-260; forwarding of
Ref:
(a) CINCPACFLT OPNAV RFT 5600-3 (Conf) Ser 34/0906 of 22 May 58
Encl:
(1) Confidential Report USNRDL-TR-260 entitled "A Proposed
to CNO
Doctrine for Fleet Radiological Defense" by S. Baum, .E.
Strope and R.L, Harvey
1.
closure (1) presents, as a proposed replacement for Chapter 11 of
NiIP-50-1, a revised doctrine for fleet atomic warfare defense and pro-
vides a documented basis for its major elements. This doctrine reflects
the results of technical and operational evaluations of nuclear weapons
effects, hazards, and countermeasures with respect to their implications
on fleet operations.
2. The present Chapter 11 of NwIP 50-1, entitled "ABC Defense and
Damage Control," treats the defense against atomic, biological and
chemical warfare as a single system.
Enclosure (1) points out that the
apparent similarities between atomic warfare defense, on the one hand,
and biological and chemical warfare defense, on the other, are not
nearly as significant as their fundamental differences.
3. This report was reviewed in draft form by the Commanders in Chief,
U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and was jointly recommended to the
Chief of Naval Operations by reference (a). It is currently under
review by CNO and thus at present represents a Laboratory recommendation
rather than an approved doctrine.
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