Show County Civil Defense NEEDED FOR NUCLEAR DISASTERS The need for a rural civil defense program is likely to be with us a long observes L. Clark County Civil Defense There Ss no panacea for protection from nuclear or natural He says a nuclear disaster and many natural disasters could take the lives of many but an effective program of rural civil defense could save lives of millions who would not otherwise Realistic preparation for what might happen is far more useful than whether from fear or in Roberts' A sane and sober person can assume that whatever comes to he would draw on his reserve of courage and intelligence and the unquenchable will to Preparedness for the possibility of a nuclear or natural disaster ia essential to our country's strength and your Radioactive fallout from nuclear explosion Is the big according to In any fallout protection shelter is a People living in rural areas may be too far from a community shelter to use so the first essential to protect you and your family is In any nuclear or natural disaster community such as food and water medical help and others would be interrupted and in many non-available for some Preparedness to meet these conditions points to the need for a family food and water To help you and members of family be prepared for nuclear or natural the Department of Defense offers a number of training courses |