Defences Against Atom Bomb
(Rec. 8 P.m.) MOSCOW, August 25., The Soviet Defence Ministry newspaper, “Red Star,” said today that hollows and forests could shelter troops from atomic attacks. The article, one of a series on atomic defence, said that atomic wea‘pons were not all powerful. “Steep banks, precipices, the slopes of hollows and embankments can form a shield from light and radiatiori. “They also shelter objects from shock waves. , w “Forests also gave good shelter against shock waves and radiation, but measures must be taimen against fire.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27439, 27 August 1954, Page 11
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