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c l u d i n g th e e l d e r l y , s h u t - i n s , th e s i c k , s i n g l e
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w o u ld h a p p i l y w e l c o m e th e s u d d e n a r r i v a l o f
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g e n c y la m p s , s to v e s , a n d a i r p u m p s . T h e p la n s
s p e c ify th a t an a b u n d a n c e of s m a ll t r e e s o r
d o o r s w i l l b e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e , t h r e e to f iv e
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o f fo o d , w a t e r , m e d i c a l , s a n i t a r y a n d o t h e r s u p ­
p lie s .
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m e d i c a l c o m m u n i t y . A c c o r d i n g to P h y s i c i a n s
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t h r o u g h , b l in d i n g a l l o f th e a n i m a l s a n d i n s e c t s ,
w h ic h w ill th e n e v e n t u a l l y d i e . W h e n t h i s b e g in s
to h a p p e n , th e e n t i r e e c o s y s t e m w ill c o l l a p s e .
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r a d ia tio n e f f e c ts th a n h u m a n s , w ill s p r e a d d i s ­
e a s e to e p i d e m i c p r o p o r t i o n s . M a n y o f t h e s e
d i s e a s e s w e h a v e c o n t r o l l e d w ith p r o p e r m e d i ­
c a l s u p p l i e s w h ic h w i l l n o t b e a v a i l a b l e in th e
e v e n t of n u c le a r w a r . T he d e v a s ta tio n of su c h a
w a r i s n e a r l y u n i m a g i n a b l e to o u r m i n d s . T h e
o n ly s u r v i v a l a f t e r H i r o s h i m a w a s b e c a u s e th e
w e s t e r n w o r l d r e s p o n d e d w ith m o n e y , f o o d , m e d ­
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w e s t e r n i n d u s t r i a l i z e d w o r l d , t h e r e w ill b e n o
o n e to r e s p o n d a n d n o th in g l e f t to r e s p o n d w i t h .
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m i t t e e , i s t h a t " c i v i l d e f e n s e is th e f o u r t h le g
o f th e t r i a d . " T h e t r i a d is th e a r s e n a l o f s e a ,
l a n d , a n d a i r - b a s e d m i s s i l e s u p o n w h ic h U .S .
n u c le a r w a r - f ig h tin g s t r a t e g y r e s t s . C iv il d e ­
fe n s e r e p r e s e n t s a fo u rth p a r t of A m e ric a n
n u c le a r s tr a te g y .
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'c o m p l i m e n t s ' U .S . s t r a t e g i c n u c l e a r f o r c e s . "
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a b l e , t h a t i t w i l l n o t r e s u l t in m u t u a l d e s t r u c ­
t i o n o f A m e r i c a a n d th e S o v ie t U n io n , th e n
t h e r e is n o b a s i s f o r d e t e r r e n c e . D e t e r r e n c e
m e a n t t h a t n e i t h e r s i d e w o u ld a t t a c k b e c a u s e
t h e d a m a g e to b o th s i d e s in a n u c l e a r w a r
w o u ld b e u n a c c e p t a b l e . T h e P r e s i d e n t is n o w
s a y i n g i t w i l l n o t b e u n a c c e p t a b l e , t h e r e f o r e it
i s a n o p t io n .
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t e r r e n c e is r e f l e c t e d in th e k i n d s o f w e a p o n s
th e U. S. h a s n o w a v a i l a b l e . D a v id O n h e i b e r
( d i r e c t o r o f th e N u c l e a r W e a p o n s F r e e z e C o a ­
litio n of G r e a te r P o r tla n d ) e x p la in e d th a t an
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c o u ld s t r i k e b a c k a n d th e d a m a g e to b o th s i d e s
w a s u n a c c e p t a b l e e n o u g h to d e t e r a n y f i r s t
a t t a c k . T h e U. S. n o w i s p l a n n i n g to d e p l o y th e
c r u i s e a n d P e r s h i n g II m i s s i l e s , a c c u r a t e to
w i t h in o n e h u n d r e d f e e t , a n d w a n ts to p u t t h e m
in W e s t G e r m a n y , s i x m i n u t e s f r o m S o v i e t
b o r d e r s . C r u i s e m i s s i l e s t h r e a t e n th e lo n g -
r a n g e IC B M s in l a n d - b a s e d s i l o s , w h ic h a r e
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t w e n t y - f i v e p e r c e n t o f th e A m e r i c a n a r s e n a l .
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w e a p o n s a r e t h r e a t e n e d w ith d e s t r u c t i o n
w i t h in s i x m i n u t e s , th e w e a p o n s w ill b e s e t on
a l a u n c h - o n - w a r n i n g s y s t e m , th e " u s e t h e m o r
l o s e t h e m " a p p r o a c h . S ix m i n u t e s i s n o t e n o u g h
t i m e to v e r i f y w h e t h e r a s a t e l l i t e h a s p i c k e d
up a n a tta c k o r a c o m p u te r is m a lf u n c tio n in g ,
a n d s o m e o n e w i l l h a v e to d e c i d e i f th e c o u n t r y
c a n a f f o r d to w a i t a n d f in d o u t . A m e r i c a n c o m ­
p u te r s h a v e f a ls e ly in d ic a te d a S o v ie t n u c le a r
a t t a c k o n e h u n d r e d a n d f o r t y - s e v e n t i m e s in
th e p a s t tw o y e a r s . T h is n e w n u c l e a r w e a p o n s
t e c h n o l o g y is i n t i m a t e l y t i e d to th e c o n c e p t o f
c i v i l d e f e n s e , a n d b o th a r e t a k i n g th e n a ti o n
c l o s e r to th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f n u c l e a r w a r , n o t
s e c u r i n g u s a g a i n s t it
T h e f i n a l c r i t i c i s m l e f t u n a n s w e r e d is t h a t
t a x m o n e y i s b e in g m i s u s e d , a n d t a x p a y e r s a r e
w ith o u t a v o i c e in i t . T h e P r e s i d e n t h a s t i e d
f u n d s f o r v o l c a n o , f lo o d , a n d o t h e r e m e r g e n c y
m a n a g e m e n t p r o g r a m s to m o n e y f o r h i s c i v i l
d e f e n s e p la n . It s e e m s t h a t e v e n th e n a t i o n a l
g o v e r n m e n t is a w a r e o f h o w i n e f f e c t i v e a n d
u n p o p u l a r th e p la n i s ; th e a t t e m p t i s to f o r c e i t
o n to w n s a n d c i t i e s by t y in g it to s o m e t h i n g
t h o s e to w n s a n d c i t i e s d o n o t w a n t to r e f u s e .
E i g h t c i t i e s h a v e r e f u s e d to a c c e p t a n y f u n d s
f o r e m e r g e n c y p l a n n in g b e c a u s e f u n d s f o r c i v i l
d e f e n s e w e r e i n c l u d e d . T h e P o r t l a n d C ity C o u n ­
c i l r e c e n t l y v o t e d f o u r to o n e to e s t a b l i s h a
t a s k f o r c e to r e s e a r c h th e i s s u e a n d p o s s i b l y
a d d P o r t l a n d 's n a m e to t h e l i s t . ( T h e d i s s e n t ­
in g v o te w a s M a y o r F r a n k I v a n c i e 's ; h e c l a i m ­
e d th a t th is w a s a n a tio n a l i s s u e , a n d " P o r t l a n d
is n o t th e a p p r o p r i a t e p l a c e f o r a d e b a t e . " H e
h a d u s e d th e s a m e a r g u m e n t in v o tin g a g a i n s t
a n u c le a r f re e z e r e s o lu tio n e a r l i e r th is y e a r .)
T h e s e f o u r c r i t i c i s m s , t h a t t h e p l a n is u n ­
w o r k a b l e , t h a t it i g n o r e s b i o l o g i c a l a n d s c i e n ­
t i f i c l a w s , t h a t it r a i s e s b o th i n t e r n a t i o n a l t e n ­
s i o n a n d th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f n u c l e a r w a r , a n d
t h a t i t is a m a n i p u l a t i v e u s e o f t a x m o n e y , h a v e
b e e n a n s w e r e d m o s t l y w ith r h e t o r i c a b o u t
" e m o tio n a lis m " an d " c o m m u n is t p lo ts ." T he
c i v i l d e f e n s e c o n f e r e n c e in P o r t l a n d w a s n o
e x c e p tio n . M a rtin S ilv e r s te in , m o d e r a t o r of a
w o rk s h o p e n title d " M e d ic a l C o n s e q u e n c e s of
T e r r o r i s t A c t s " , s a i d to t h e g r o u p , " T h o s e
d e m o n s tra to rs out th e re a re not t e r r o r i s t s .
B u t a t th e s a m e t i m e t h e y 'r e n o t p e r h a p s th e
m o s t r a t i o n a l p e o p le . A n d t e r r o r i s t s a r e n o t
r a t i o n a l ." T he c iv il d e fe n s e f o r n u c le a r w a r
p la n i s a n a t i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t p r o g r a m , to b e
d e s ig n e d a n d im p le m e n te d by e le c te d a n d a p ­
p o i n te d o f f i c i a l s . T h o s e o f u s w h o p a y f o r i t ,
a n d w h o e l e c t th e o f f i c i a l s , h a v e a r i g h t to h e a r
th e a n s w e r s to o u r q u e s t i o n s , a n d to d e m a n d a n
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