Civil Defense Operational and Survival Plan of the City of St. Paul, 1962


Detection systems designed to provide effective warning
have advanced to a high degree of sophistication. Ccncurrently
weapons systems delivery has advanced to the
point where tine lag from inittatlon of an attack to
weapon arrival on target is becoming mimlnaI. Warning
time is being reduced, particularly for high value military
targets such as those rnaking up our retaliatory capability.
a. For planni.ng purpooes, there are three warning ottuatlons of
significance, These are:
(1) Attack (no warning). An attack which has as the tnitial
warrring a bomb detonation.
(Z) Tactj-cal wartring. A notification that an enemy has
initiated an attack. Such r'rarni-ng may be received any
tfune from the launcking of an attaek until it reaches
tts target.
(3) Strateglc waming. A notification that enelry-initiated
hostillties may be irnminent. The tlne element rtay tary
from several hours to several days.
(L) Civil Defense air warnings of an attack on the Continental
United States (COluUS) r,riff be received from the North
Ameriean Alr Defense Command (NORAD) over the National.
Air Warning Systern (ttlms) through the State Warning
Point. Warni-ng times malr vary from nlnutes to hours.
Warnings wlII be reeeived by the City of St. Paul by
radlo, and/or telephone and/or Bell and Lights.
b. TaeticaL warni-ng is more likely than strategic warning.
Some portions of the country may have no warning. The fact
that an attack has begun will senre as tactical warning to
other areas.
e. Strategic warning of the population is possible, though not
the nost like1y situation. Since it is a possibility, it must
be considered in plans related to the conditions that may
result from an attack.
d. The most Important factor in considering warning time and its
rel-ation to plans is that the trend is toward a reducti"on of
warnlng time. Another factor is need for planning for a spectrum
of contingencies. This calls for plans to be prepared,
tested, and exercised in adirance and to be as automatic and
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self-triggering as possible.
5. Civil-P,.elr+nse Capabilities of St. 3au1:
St. Paul has a population of approxirnately 311+1000 people
living within an area of, about 15.0 square mi1es. The Cityt5
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