https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/cf8846949ce3abb739807f208738044a.pdf 725799d6ccd107cdda6fd55884ea868c PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information TOP SECRET DRAFT SUBMISSION TO THE CHIEFS OF STAFF Atomic Vulnerability Study Panel f»Wttb.in*&iD TO SESR5 REOUII k SECRET 1. The Atomic Vulnerability Study Panel was set up by the Chiefs of Staff Committee to conduct a comprehensive fact finding study encompassing the entire field of Canada1s industrial capabilities and war potential, and the effect of disruption of the various elements of those functions by atomic bombing. 2. The basic data necessary for this study has now been assembled, or is in the final stages of compilation, and the first study of a city has been completed. This study, of the City of Ottawa, is attached to this report. The studies of individual cities will be completed by and an overall summary of the studies by , 3. The problem of estimating the effect of an atomic bomb on personnel and on various types of buildings and industrial structures is extremely complex and is made more difficult by the absence of basic data on the effects of atomic bomb explosions. No classified U.S. information on this aspect has been made available for the study. The estimates made are therefore only approximations, but the order of magnitude of the figures and the relative damage to different targets or to different parts of the same targets are considered to be correct^ Furthermore, important lessons are being learnt about the vulnerability of Canadian targets, in some of which important vital points are so arranged that they represent collectively an attractive target, whereas in other cases the individual vital points in an area are so dispersed as to present separate targets even for the larger type of atomic bomb. This type of information will be extremely useful for studies of the dispersal of industry as well as for defence planningv 4. The results of. the study will not be comparable with and could not be directly related to studies made by the U.S. of their own or other countries. 5. It is recommended that the Chiefs of Staff: (a) Note the attached report on the City of Ottawa and the progress made in the work of this Panel. (b)- Refer the report on the City of Ottawa to the Joint Planning Committee and Joint Intelligence Committee for comments. (c) Forward a copy of the report on the City of Ottawa to the Civil Defence Co-ordinator and to the Dispersal Committee for their information, but not for further dissemination. JIB, Ottawa 31 May, 1952 000402 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDIM02622 Title A name given to the resource Draft Submission to the Chiefs of Staff, "Atomic Vulnerability Study Panel" Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-05-31 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Nuclear Vulnerability Study, RG25, Vol. 4563, File 50041-A-40, Part 1, LAC. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Department of External Affairs Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Early Cold War, Atomic Vulnerability Description An account of the resource Joint Intelligence Bureau, Ottawa Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en