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Subject: Man in the rubble
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Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 15:13:35 EDT
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From: "Morton Jim"@LLL-MFE.ARPA


 I have not seen Warday listed in the discussion of "Man in the rubble"
stories.   While this book does not encompass the amount of destruction
that would be caused by either the U.S. or  S.U.  using half or more of
their available nuclear weapons,  the scenarios described in the book
are believable descriptions  of  the United States after a small to
medium small  scale attack.
     *********< Slight  Spoiler  Warning >*********

    The book describes the observations  and collected interviews made
by two  journalsts  traveling  across America  five years after  a
limited nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States. 
    The attack mode of the Soviets  included effective use of EMP 
generated by pre-deployed thermonuclear weapons  aboard communication
sattelites  which were commanded out of their normal positions and 
into  positions  most usefull for dropping their nuclear cargo. This
single phase of the attack was responsible for  the fragmentation of 
the United States into  several regions of independent political power.
    In addition to the EMP attack,  a  more conventional Nuclear attack
was effected for New York City,  Washington D.C., San Antonio Tx, and
the Minuteman missile fields  througout the midwest.  These attacks 
caused significant  loss of  life,   disease  and  hunger.  
    Several  ideas explored in the book  include the Triage of people
with  excessive lifetime exposure to radiation, with people turning to
alternative forms of medical treatment ( witches  faith-healers etc).
Also,  the aid provided  by foriegn countries  to the U.S. (and S.U.)
and the way these countries were taking advantage of the condition of 
the superpowers to further their own national goals.  The way that 
various states  controlled immigration was also explored.  

    All in all  i found the book enjoyable, and was exposed to concepts
i had not considered before.  
            Jim  Morton