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From: jhull@spp2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Expertise:Nuclear War Casualties
Message-ID: <266@spp2.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Nov-84 16:30:32 EST
Article-I.D.: spp2.266
Posted: Tue Nov 20 16:30:32 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 22-Nov-84 07:26:21 EST
References: <1133@drusd.UUCP> <2082@randvax.UUCP> <328@whuxl.UUCP>
Reply-To: jhull@spp2.UUCP (Jeff Hull)
Organization: TRW, Redondo Beach  CA
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Summary: 

In article <328@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>Precisely-people with expertise in given areas should be given some
>consideration.  
>I happen to think that Doctors and biologists are far more qualified to
>judge the health effects of Nuclear War than people who know how much
>bang you can get with given weapons but know nothing about biology.
>Let's listen to the experts-let's stop the arms race NOW!
>Tim Sevener whuxl!orb
>  

I agree that we should stop the arms race but I don't know how.  In
the meantime, for those of you who are interested in staying alive
should the nightmare come to pass, revisit Gen. David Jones (Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff) remarks on national television regarding
shelters.

The news media ridiculed him for saying if we had enough shovels we
would survive.

PEOPLE, HE WAS RIGHT.

When I worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory we were evaluating
Soviet reports on the effectiveness of "Handy Shelters" that were
essentially holes in the ground.  We found that they provide adequate
protection to survive nuclear explosions as close as 3 miles.  If any
of you are interested, let me know and I will give you the document
references.  Sufficient interest will result in a net posting.

-- 
					Blessed Be,

 jhull@spp2.UUCP			Jeff Hull
 trwspp!spp2!jhull@trwrb.UUCP		13817 Yukon Ave.
					Hawthorne, CA 90250