Translations on USSR Military Affairs (FOUO 4/97): Civil Defense at Agricultural Production Facilities. JPRS L/860

Arlington, VA: JPRS, 1979. Quarto, 37, wraps, appendices, charts, small rust stains on covers. Marked "For Official Use Only. " This report contains information on the Soviet military and civil defense establishments, leadership, doctrine, policy, planning, political affairs, organization, and equipment. Contains excerpts from a book on civil defense at agricultural installations by N. I. Akimov and V. G. Il'in; topics covered include civil defense tasks and organizational structure for an agricultural facility; the effect of weapons of mass destruction on agricultural facilities; radiation and chemical detectors and devices for monitoring radioactive contamination and irradiation; protecting the population against weapons of mass destruction; actions of the population under the threat of an enemy attack and in response to civil defense alerts; adapting and using agricultural equipment for civil defense purposes; work stability of agricultural facilities in wartime; the civil defense plan for an agricultural facility; methods for evaluating the radiation situation based on reconnaissance data; organizing and conducting rescue and emergency restoration work; fighting fires and other natural disasters in rural areas; political indoctrination work with CD formation personnel in a combat situation and while cleaning up after natural disasters; and civil defense training for the population of an agricultural facility. Condition: good.

Keywords: Soviet Union, Civil Defense, Cold War, USSR, Military Orgs., Military Facilities, Military Personnel, Agriculture, Radiation

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