civil defense study

civil defense study Sec. 702. (a) From the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 701 of this Act, the sum of $200,000 shall be used tor a study of the special defense needs of areas of the United States which contain significant elements of the United States strategic nuclear retaliatory forces or significant defense-related research laboratories or facilities. (b) The study provided for in subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of areas of the United States which, because they contain significant elements of the United States strategic nuclear retaliatory forces or significant defense-related research laboratories or facilities, are prime targets in case of a nuclear attack. (2) A determination of what civil defense evacuation and shelter plans and warning systems are now available or are proposed to be made available to such areas. (3) An evaluation of the effectiveness of such existing evacuation and shelter plans and warning systems. 92 STAT. 1619 (4) A determination of the feasibility of establishing more effective evacuation and shelter plans and warning systems for such areas and a determination of the potential costs and methods of financing such plans and systems. (5) A detailed analysis of the specific effects of a nuclear attack on each such area. (6) A determination of the need for educating, and the most effective methods of educating, the public in such areas on civil defense matters. (c) The study required by this section shall be completed, and copies shall be filed with the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, before April 1, 1979.