CALIFORNIA - NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL OR NUCLEAR THREAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

• NCJ Number: 39358
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 40 pages
• Corporate Author: California Office of Emergency Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OFFICIALS' GUIDE TO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL THREATS.

Abstract

INSTITUTING A COORDINATED RESPONSE IS THE FIRST STEP IN A NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL THREAT, ACCORDING TO THIS BOOKLET. SUCH A RESPONSE SHOULD INCLUDE STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS. OTHER STEPS INVOLVE INVESTIGATING THE THREAT, INFORMING THE PUBLIC, MAINTAINING ORDER, PLANNING FOR EVACUATION AND DECONTAMINATION, AND CONSIDERING LONG RANGE MEDICAL PROBLEMS. THIS BOOKLET PROVIDES AN OUTLINE OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FEDERAL, LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION. IT INCLUDES A GLOSSARY OF TERMS ON NUCLEAR SUBJECTS, AS WELL AS A MODEL OF A THREAT ANALYSIS CENTER, AND A NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL THREAT PHONE CALL FORM. SEARCH GUIDELINES, INFORMATION ON RADIATION HAZARDS AND EXPOSURE CRITERIA, AND EVACUATION AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PLANS ARE INCLUDED....BS