ABSTRACT
As soon as one takes seriously the possibility of war and the necessity of recuperation from war several financial problems become immediately apparent. They include:
1. The need to start rather expensive long-range programs with great rapidity;
2. The desirability of accumulating specialized stockpiles for recupera tion purposes after a surprise attack and for use as a Preattack Mobilization Base for an emergency military and civil defense pro gram for use when international relations deteriorate;
3. The unlikelihood of being able to finance routinely the first two items above as part of the federal budget; this should be true even if the nation becomes civil defense conscious, since shelter programs are likely, as much for political as strategic reasons, to have first claim on the resources allocated to civil defense.
