Rockefeller's Civil Defense Program.

CIVIL defense warning systems; INTERNATIONAL law; FALLOUT shelters; NUCLEAR bomb shelters; ROCKEFELLER, Nelson A., 1908-1979; NEW York state governors; NUCLEAR hazards insurance; NATIONAL security; SECURITY management; LAW

The article focuses on the integration of the civil defense program as publicly recommended by New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller for a state-wide system of fallout shelters. This program has been estimated to cost for about $100 per shelter occupant for minimum protection, and this cost factor was believed to be the pivotal issue as state legislators wrestle with the difficult civil defense issue. Accordingly, the proposal of Rockefeller was a bold recognition of the fact that the nuclear hazards pose a tremendous challenge to human survival in the event of surprise attack.