text: ?63. A number of nations have orga:rized a civil d'efence to meet the denands of a conventional var, r,rith or rrithout additional features specifically desiSneal for nuclear war situations. Traditionafly, civil defence conprises laeasures to avoid civilian casualties, like sheltering, '+arning and evacuation to l-irnit lnnediate d-a.nage, and firefighting and rescue efforts to give irnmediat e relief to the injured and homel-ess. 26\. solne of these rreasures could help to l-irnit the number of fatalities caused by a nuclean attack. Ln vie'w of the large devastation causedi especially if nucfear weapons are used directly against the population n avail-able resources for posi-attack relief could prove totally inadequate' hor'rever ' Irlrat matters most luen is the potential for long_terrn survival, recov€ry and reconstruction. These long-tenl aspects vould become particularly importanb afteT Lar8e attachs, '^rhen the survival of the entire popuJ-ation woul-d' be in jeopardy' I'ol: this reason' traditional civil defence should lle discussed in conjunction vith other measures designed to alIor,r or facilitate national recovery after a nucl-ear 1'rar ' 265. Civil- defence is sonetimes regarded betfeen the super-Povels as a component ^f +ha er?e1-.cl'ila hnt ance and it is then even naintained that a strong civil defence effort coufd upset that balance, This seens to be an exaggeration of currentcivildefencecapabilities,asinourtimenoeivildefencesystemcouldprovidereliableprotectionformostofthecitizenryrrncera-llcircumstanceS. ihe possible value depends largely on the attack scenario' civil defence could'A/35/392 EngJ ish Annex Page 93
analysis: The text discusses the concept of civil defense, its traditional measures, and its potential in the context of nuclear war. It highlights the importance of long-term survival, recovery, and reconstruction, and the limitations of traditional civil defense measures. The text also touches on the idea that civil defense could be seen as a component of national security.