Show 1 w. w Y The second atomic bomb ever exploded made a charred wilderness of the Japanese city of ot Hiroshima Of Ot the city's population were killed e e e 6 e 6 ATOMIC rOMIC A ATTACK A rr ACK Bomb A-Bomb Damage hS Would Be Big Big J But Cities Can Survive Blast If It an atomic bomb was exploded 2000 feet above the sidewalk of New York city today from to people would die depending upon that number within a mile and a half radius of the point of the I explosion Most Americans can not conceive the power and destruction of o such an explosion against sure death if an atomic bomb was dropped in their vicinity I There are however some things r the public can do to help itself itsel Many of these things have been i. i outlined in a book entitled The Effects of Atomic Weapons just t published by the atomic energy commission at Washington and the f United States department of de de- deI de- de I l The book suggests that the pub pub- public public I lic lie can help itself on a community t scale by an alarm system by des des- designating designating designating large shelters by training to meet emergencies by preparing G long range but hastened develop develop- development development development ment of highways and removal of danger points such as slums Many cities such as New York and San Francisco have started such programs Three Types of Bombing t I As individuals the public can pro pro- protect protect i teet itself by learning how haw to take takey y f care are of injuries by deciding in ad ad- advance advance vance vane 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 bomb did to Hiroshima where of the I population were killed and what happened at Naga Naga- Nagasaki Nagasaki Nagasaki saki where of ot the city's people died from one oneA bomb A-bomb A explosion The book reports there are three possible types of bombing A-bombing High air burst as at Hiroshima and Naga Naga- Nagasaki Nagasaki saki said where the bombs were ex ex- exploded exploded ex- ex exploded about 2000 feet above the cities low ground and underwater or underground The high air burst is the most probable in m an attack on the United States It kills the most people and does the most wide-spread wide damage Its effectiveness is is somewhat de de- determined determined determined by weather and a n d 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 in a half mile radius of ground zero the point directly below the burst 35 per cent at one mile and 2 per cent at a mile and a half Cause various radiation and con con- conventional conventional conventional violent injuries and burns burnst t up to several miles 1 I Explosion Described Obliterate virtually all property above ground in the first zone Do Dod damage d mage ranging from intense to light from the first zone to some f eight miles from ground zero Cause immense fires Dr J. J O. O 0 of the Uni- Uni University Un University i- i 1 of Wisconsin head of the board of editors for the book de- de describes del describes l scribes an atomic explosion A fraction of a second after the bomb explodes a ball of fire shoots r out to a radius of yards It Itt t gives off light of the same characteristics as the sun On a clear day the light I from the ball of fire will pro pro- produce produce duce skin burns up to a distance of two miles Under some condi condi- conditions r lions the thc whole area beneath r the thc explosion may be converted t i into a huge fire storm or bon boa fire tire r 3 4 t The above picture shows a column of ot water about 2000 feet teet across at its base and feet high h gh boiling up out of ot Bi Bi- Bikini Bikini Bi- Bi Bikini kini lagoon in the U. U S. S bomb A-bomb test It takes the blast wave one second sec sec- second second ond to reach one half mile three seconds to reach one mile and seven seconds to reach two miles In these seconds there are many things a person can do to protect himself if he has the presence of mind The book suggests if you are out out- outside outside outside side and that awesome glare oc oc- occurs occurs oc- oc occurs curs Dont Don't look at the glare drop to 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 arms and legs with the clothed part of your body Stay that way at least 10 sec sec- It wont won't keep you 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 one is isa isa 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 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 an A- A bomb attack However force and fire far exceed it as destroyers In fact exposure does not mean that you are going to die or even that there will be some permanent pe pe- peculiar peculiar pe- pe peculiar culiar after effects Book Is on Sale The book says remove your cloth cloth- clothing clothing clothing ing and scrub yourself hard with soap and water Special methods are effective under special condi condi- conditions conditions conditions but soap and water are al al- almost almost al- al almost most always around and they are pretty good universal tors Pay particular attention to skin folds areas around body open open- openings 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 thc home might save you you you-a a reinforced wall a corner in the basement strengthened against collapse of ot the ceiling a storm cellar or cave But be sure to provide an emergency exit if U possible Space prohibits full discussion of ot the book but it is on sale by the Superintendent of Documents Gov Gov- Government Government Printing Office Washing- Washing Washington Washington ton r ton 5 s DC D.C. for |