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TARGET AREA CIVIL DEFENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
- CBRNE Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- target support area 1, record 1, English, target%20support%20area
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In order to make the plan workable it was necessary to change the civil defence area organization. Instead of three defensive areas, there were now four :Target Areas... Target Support Areas-These included the area lying immediately beyond 25 miles of probable ground zero. The resident population of this area would not evacuate, and it would receive the components of the Target Area Civil Defence forces who would evacuate. Phase ’C'operations would be conducted by civil defence forces in the communities of the Target Support Area. Reception Areas... Standfast Areas... 1, record 1, English, - target%20support%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- région d'appui des zones-cibles
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gion%20d%27appui%20des%20zones%2Dcibles
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Emergency Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- target area civil defence 1, record 2, English, target%20area%20civil%20defence
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des urgences
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- protection civile des zones cibles
1, record 2, French, protection%20civile%20des%20zones%20cibles
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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