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From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Expertise:Nuclear War Casualties
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Date: Thu, 22-Nov-84 11:19:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 22 11:19:55 1984
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>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
>
>
Sure, we might be able to survive the initial blast if we dig deep enough
holes, but then what?  How will we survive if our whole life supporting
system on the planet is destroyed?  surviving for a few days is not the 
same as surviving.

Sophie Quigley
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