Homeland Security for Physicians‪.‬

ABSTRACT The apparent strategy of the U.S. federal government, in the event of the use of nuclear weapons on American soil, is to provide for "continuity of government" while civilians largely fend for themselves. Early in the nuclear age, the federal government funded extensive research on nuclear weapons effects and protective measures, but a national civil defense does not exist, partly owing to opposition from some physician groups. Expedient methods could still save millions of lives at minimal cost.