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Table
8.1. Shelter options |
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Cost |
No.
of |
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No. |
Option |
per
space |
potential |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
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($) |
spaces |
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(million) |
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0 |
Do
nothing |
0 |
-- |
No
cost |
Vulnerable
to nu- |
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clear
blackmail; |
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very
high |
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casualties |
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1 |
"Best
available" |
1 |
240 |
Very
low cost |
High
casualties |
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shelter |
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2 |
Crisis
upgrading |
1-20 |
240 |
Very
low cost |
Requires
1-week |
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before
crisis, |
warning;
use of |
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low
cost during |
private
property; |
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crisis |
possible
cleanup |
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cost;
some evac- |
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uation
required |
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3 |
Expedient |
1-20 |
240 |
Very
low cost |
One-week
warning |
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shelter |
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for
planning; |
required;
some |
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low
cost during |
evacuation
re- |
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crisis;
good |
quired;
short |
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protection |
life
of shelter |
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4 |
Fallout
shelter |
0-20 |
240 |
Low
cost |
No
help for risk |
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in
new con- |
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area;
requires |
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struction |
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legislation;
may |
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require
evacua- |
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tion; long de- |
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ployment
time |
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5 |
Mines
(modify |
10-100 |
40-100 |
Moderate
cost; |
Not
applicable |
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quarrying |
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good
protection |
to
all cities; |
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near
cities |
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2-
to 15-year de- |
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ployment
time |
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6 |
Earth-sheltered |
60-300 |
160 |
Moderate
cost; |
Requires
legis- |
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structures |
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2-yr
deployment |
lation,
home- |
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sharing,
blast |
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Upgrading |
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7 |
Dual-use
base- |
250-750 |
240 |
Cost
at low end |
Rubble
& fire in |
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ment
in new |
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central
cities; |