Preparedness for nuclear fallout
Asked about training for nuclear attack and radioactive fallout, the Minister said Civil Defence plans and exercises adequately addressed fallout from an explosion elsewhere.
Have the Defence Forces any special training, and if so what is it, to enable them to deal with the eventuality of a nuclear attack either on this country or an adjoining country and the presence of radioactive material in the atmosphere? What is the position in that regard?
Comment on this
That is a totally different question. The State's response to nuclear threat is provided by the Civil Defence force. That response is based on a certain hypothetical scenario to deal with fallout arising from a nuclear explosion elsewhere. The response to deal with that hypothesis is adequate and in training exercises has shown itself to be entirely satisfactory.