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Presscuttings relating to Civil Defence and Nuclear War

A paper originally presented in preliminary format at a Symposium on the Medical Aspects of Nuclear War in September 1985,

A paper emphasising the responsibility of community physicians for planning of health services including disaster planning.

An article by Alvin M. Saperstein published in vol.14 no.4 of Bulletin of Peace Proposals, a quarterly journal discussing contemporary international and intergroup affairs and searching for peaceful solutions to conflict situations.

A paper about experiments analysing the effects of a large-scale nuclear war on the global climate through the use of three dimensional climate models to simulate the effects.

A paper setting out the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war for the entire planet.

A working paper reflecting a preliminary attempt to assemble accurate data regarding US and USSR strategic forces between 1946 and 1986, including bomber forces, intercontinental ballistic missile forces and submarine-launched ballistic missile forces.

A report by the Home Office Working Party established to consider advice from the Medical Research Council's Committee on Protection Against Ionizing Radiations on Radiation Hazards in Nuclear War.

Published correspondence between Councillor Barton, the Chair of the National Steering Committee of Nuclear Free Zone Authorities and the editor of the Journal of the Institute of Civil Defence.

A paper considering whether the partial evacuation of residents is a realistic possibility.

Articles and adverts for publications regarding nuclear weapons and nuclear war.

A study by Engineers for Nuclear Disarmament, a group of professional engineers concerned at the devastation a nuclear attack upon Britain would cause.

A report examining East Sussex County Council's existing arrangements for monitoring for radioactivity.

A paper examining the issue of civil preparedness for possible chemical or biological attacks against the backdrop of the controversial status of Civil Defence in the United Kingdom.

An article tracing the evolution of smart weapons and identifying the key technical advances which have made the weapons possible.