Table 8.1. Shelter options

 

 

 

Cost

No. of

 

 

No.

Option

per space

potential

Advantages

Disadvantages

 

 

($)

spaces

 

 

 

 

 

(million)

 

 

0

Do nothing

0

--

No cost

Vulnerable to nu-

 

 

 

 

 

clear blackmail;

 

 

 

 

 

very high

 

 

 

 

 

casualties

1

"Best available"

1

240

Very low cost

High casualties

 

shelter

 

 

 

 

 

2

Crisis upgrading

1-20

240

Very low cost

Requires 1-week

 

 

 

 

before crisis,

warning; use of

 

 

 

 

low cost during

private property;

 

 

 

 

crisis

possible cleanup

 

 

 

 

 

cost; some evac-

 

 

 

 

 

uation required

 

3

Expedient

1-20

240

Very low cost

One-week warning

 

shelter

 

 

for planning;

required; some

 

 

 

 

low cost during

evacuation re-

 

 

 

 

crisis; good

quired; short

 

 

 

 

protection

life of shelter

 

4

Fallout shelter

0-20

240

Low cost

No help for risk

 

in new con-

 

 

 

area; requires

 

struction

 

 

 

legislation; may

 

 

 

 

 

require evacua-

 

 

 

 

 

tion; long de-

 

 

 

 

 

ployment time

 

5

Mines (modify

10-100

40-100

Moderate cost;

Not applicable

 

quarrying

 

 

good protection

to all cities;

 

near cities

 

 

 

2- to 15-year de-

 

 

 

 

 

ployment time

 

6

Earth-sheltered

60-300

160

Moderate cost;

Requires legis-

 

structures

 

 

2-yr deployment

lation, home-

 

 

 

 

 

sharing, blast

 

 

 

 

 

Upgrading

 

7

Dual-use base-

250-750

240

Cost at low end

Rubble & fire in

 

ment in new

 

 

 

central cities;