A paper emphasising the responsibility of community physicians for planning of health services including disaster planning.
J Stuart HornerSection of a paper by Dr Crossley which outlines his views on the nature of a Soviet attack. It differs from other experts in the field in that he argues that an all-out nuclear strike would occur within a few hours of a conflict being declared.
Dr CrossleyA paper setting out the long-term biological consequences of nuclear war for the entire planet.
Paul R.Ehrlich, John Harte, Mark A.Harwell, Peter H.Raven, Carl Sagan, George M.Woodwell, Joseph Berry, Edward S.Ayensu, Anne H.Ehrlich, Thomas Eisner, Stephen J.Gould, Herbert D.Grover, Rafael Herrera, Robert M.May, Ernst Mayr, Christopher P.McKay, Harold A. Nooney, Norman Myers, David Pimentel, John M.TealA paper outlining the objective and terms of reference for a study or studies of civil defence planning assumptions to be carried out on behalf of the Greater London Council. The purpose of the studies is to provide the GLC with planning assumption and other information for civil defence planning purposes.
Public Services and Fire Brigade Committee, Greater London CouncilPresscuttings relating to Civil Defence and Nuclear War
International Herald Tribune, The Times, The Washington Post, New Statesman, Nature, The Plain Truth, New Scientist, Independent, Farmers Weekly, Newsletter of the Union of Concerned ScientistsAn 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.
Alvin M. Saperstein, UniversitetsforlagetA 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.
S.L.Thompson, V.V.Alekdandrov, G.L.Stenchikov, S.H.Schneider, C.Covey and R.M.ChervinA paper considering whether the partial evacuation of residents is a realistic possibility.
Ethelm HouseA study by Engineers for Nuclear Disarmament, a group of professional engineers concerned at the devastation a nuclear attack upon Britain would cause.
Engineers for Nuclear DisarmamentA 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.
Stuart Kemp, South Yorkshire Fire & Civil Defence AuthorityAn article tracing the evolution of smart weapons and identifying the key technical advances which have made the weapons possible.
Dr A.R.Newbery, RAE FarnboroughA conference paper
Norman MyersA paper giving new estimated figures for the effects of a nuclear explosion over London and the absolute number of radiation fatalities it would cause.
Patricia Lindop, Joseph Rotbalt, Philip WebberA survey to discover attitudes towards nuclear attacks and what Londoners think about preparations that can be made to protect London from the effects of a nuclear attack.
Market & Opinion Research International (MORI)