Show J n a ay y Y r J 9 83 The second atomic bomb ever exploded made a charred wilderness of the Japanese city of Hiroshima Of the city's I population were killed I A A A Q QA A ATOMIC TOMIC A ATTACK A TT ACK Bomb A Damage Would Be Big But Cities Can Survive Blast If It an atomic bomb was exploded 2000 feet above the sidewalk of ot New York city today from to people would die depending upon that number within a mile and a half halt radius of ot the point of ot the i explosion Most Americans can not conceive the power and destruction of ot such an explosion and many have shrugged hopelessly believing that there is no defense against sure death if it an atomic bomb was dropped In their vicinity There are however some things the public can do to help itself Many of ot these things have been outlined in a book entitled The Effects of ot Atomic Weapons Just published by the atomic energy commission at Washington and the United States department of ot de- de i i The book suggests that the pub pub- public public lic He can help itself on a community scale by an alarm system by des des- designating designating large shelters by training to meet emergencies by preparing to evacuate target areas and by bylong bylong bylong long range but hastened develop development ment meat of ot highways and removal of danger points such as slums Many cities such as New York and San Sa Francisco have started such programs Three Types of Bombing As Individuals the public can pro pro- protect prot t ct itself by learning how to take care of ot injuries by deciding in ad ad- advance advance vance how to act under attack as asa asa asa a family or neighborhood group by preparing simple home shelters Death and destruction from an anatomic anatomic anatomic atomic attack would be immense but a city can survive as many did from terrific conventional bombing The terrible destruction and death rate from an atomic bomb bombis is outlined In the book which tells what one oue bomb did to toJ toI J I Hiroshima where of the I population were killed and what happened at Naga Naga- Nagasaki said saki where of the city's I people died from one bomb A-bomb explosion The book reports th re are three possible types of ot bombing A-bombing High air burst as at Hiroshima and Nagasaki Naga Naga- Nagasaki Nagasaki saki where the bombs were ex ex- exploded exploded about 2000 feet above the cities low ground and underwater or underground The high air burst Is the most probable in an attack on the United States It kills the most people and does the most wide spread damage Its ills effectiveness ness is somewhat de de- determined by weather a and n df if topo topo- topographical topographical topographical graphical conditions But in the average American city It would Kill 85 per cent of the people with- with withIn I In ln a half mile radius of ot ground i zero the point directly below the I burst 35 per cent at one mile and 2 per cent at a mile and a half haIr Cause various radiation and con con- violent injuries and burns up to several miles Explosion Ex Describer Described Obliterate virtually all property above ground in the first firs zone Do damage ranging from intense to light from the first zone zong to some eight miles from ground zero Cause immense fires Dr J. J 0 O. of the Uni Uni- University University University of ot Wisconsin head of the board of ot editors for the book de de- describes describes de- de describes scribes an atomic explosion A fraction of ot a second after the bomb explodes a ball of ot fire shoots out to a radius of ot yards It gives off oU light of ot the same characteristics as the sun On a clear day the light from the ball bail of fire will pro pro- produce produce produce duce skin burns up to a distance of two miles Under some condi condi- conditions conditions conditions the whole area beneath the explosion may be converted Into a huge hue fire storm or bon hon fire tire w wa P v t a The above picture shows a column of water about 2000 feet across at its base and feet high boiling up out of Bi m- Bikini BIkinI kini kin I lagoon in the U. U S. S bomb A-bomb test It takes the blast wave one sec second ond and to reach one half mile three seconds to reach one mile and seven seconds to reach two miles In these seconds there are arc many things a person can do to protect himself if U he has the presence of mind The book suggests if U you ou are arc out out- outside outside side si e and that awesome glare oc oc- occurs occurs oc- oc occurs curs Dont Don't look at the glare drop to the the- ground into a ditch or a slit trench if at all possible or behind anything at all Curl up to shade your face neck hands bands arms and legs with the clothed part of ot your body Stay that way at least 10 sec sec- It wont won't keep you ou from radia radia- radiation radiation radiation tion but it will help against flash burns If you are In the street or on a road drop prone or duck behind a tree or into a doorway if it one Is js Isa a step or two away Bend over with back to light Dont Don't try to get to any shelter not right at hand be be- because because because cause most of ot an bombs bomb's heat and radiation come in the first three seconds Wait 10 seconds then press tightly against a building or wall to avoid falling debris In the public mind radiation Is the most frightful aspect of ot an A- A bomb attack However force and fire far exceed it as destroyers In fact exposure does docs not mean that you ou are going to die or even that there will be be- some permanent pe pe- peculiar peculiar peculiar culiar after effects Book Is on Sale I IThe The book says remove your cloth cloth- clothing clothing clothing ing and scrub yourself hard with soap and water Special methods are arc re effective under special condi condl- conditions conditions but soap and water are al almost al- al almost most always around and they are pretty good universal tors Pay particular attention att to skin folds areas around body open open- openings openings ings fingernails and toenails and hair hair and and dont don't cause skin breaks The government warns any kind of a shelter In the home might save you you you-a a reinforced wall a corner in the fhe basement strengthened against collapse of the ceiling a storm cellar or cave But Bat be sure to provide an emergency exit If it possible Space prohibits full discussion of ot the book but it is on sale by the Superintendent of ot Documents Gov Gov- Government Government Government Printing Office Washington Washing Washing- ton 25 25 D. 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