Abstract
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Should there ever be an atomic attack on this country, the public generally would want something done to ascertain whether there was any danger from radioactive contamination. They would probably not be satisfied unless this were done, and they would probably blame the responsible authorities in local government if it were not done. The assurance that radiological surveys had been carried out, and that they revealed no danger from any residual radioactive contamination, would probably go far toward reducing confusion and perhaps even minimizing that phase of a tendency to panic which may be based on fear of radioactivity. It is difficult for the person who is not technically trained to understand the phenomena of radioactivity. It is difficult for the average person to visualize the significance of radiological hazards because they are not readily detected by the senses, their presence being made known at the time only
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