If blast shelters affording protection up to the 15-pounds-per-square-inch (15 psi) overpressure range were available to everybody and were occupied at the time of attack, the great majority of the occupants would survive all blast, fire, and radiation effects in the blast areas subjected to less than 15-psi blast effects.įifteen-psi blast shelters will survive as close as about 1.5 miles from ground zero of a 1-megaton surface burst, and about 2.3 miles from ground zero or a 1-megaton air burst. In an attack on militarily relevant targets, as much as 5% of the total area of the 48 states could be subjected to blast damage severe enough to destroy or damage homes depending on the number of warheads assigned to each hard target, weapon reliability, etc. As nuclear arsenals continue to grow, an increasing majority would need the protection of blast shelters. The majority of urban and suburban Americans would need blast shelters to avoid death or injury if they did not evacuate before an all-out nuclear attack. (Most homes would be severely damaged by the 3-psi blast effects from a 1-megaton or larger weapon. F: Providing Improved Ventalation and Light E: How to Make a Homemade Piston PumpĪpp. B: How to Make and Use a Homemade Shelter-Ventilating PumpĪpp. A.6: Aboveground, Crib-Walled ShelterĪpp. A.4: Aboveground, Door-Covered ShelterĪpp. A: Instructions for Six Expedient Fallout SheltersĪpp. 17: Permanent Family Fallout Shelters for Dual UseĪpp. 15: Improvised Clothing and Protective ItemsĬh. 12: Shelter Sanitation and Preventive MedicineĬh. 7: Protection Against Fires and Carbon MonoxideĬh. 6: Ventilation and Cooling of SheltersĬh.
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