filled the New England Mutual  last night as Rand Corporation  Herman Kahn and Robert  Wolff '54, instructor in Philosophy debated whether civil defense  the arms race.  began, "I think the statement that  certain point Civil Defense acceler- the arms race is true...in fact, I  it's a relatively low point."  went on to define a CD expenditure  or 5 billion dollars as the point be  which CD becomes the adrenalin of  production.  Below this level, , Kahn considered extensive  construction "a simple measure  can make a tremendous difference  people outside target areas."  teammate, Gen. John McGinnis,  of Massachusetts Civil Defense,  the debate.  He told an extremely  audience of 750 that the USSR has  a huge CD effort, particularly  in that it complements a  aggressive program.  analyzed Kahn's theory that a  program would increase U.S.  first strike capacity."  He saw in  reasoning proof that "Civil Defense  an aspect of a calculated  offense."  McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 began, "I think the statement that  certain point Civil Defense acceler- the arms race is true...in fact, I  it's a relatively low point."  went on to define a CD expenditure  or 5 billion dollars as the point be  which CD becomes the adrenalin of  production.  Below this level, , Kahn considered extensive  construction "a simple measure  can make a tremendous difference  people outside target areas."  teammate, Gen. John McGinnis,  of Massachusetts Civil Defense,  the debate.  He told an extremely  audience of 750 that the USSR has  a huge CD effort, particularly  in that it complements a  aggressive program.  analyzed Kahn's theory that a  program would increase U.S.  first strike capacity."  He saw in  reasoning proof that "Civil Defense  an aspect of a calculated  offense."  McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 went on to define a CD expenditure  or 5 billion dollars as the point be  which CD becomes the adrenalin of  production.  Below this level, , Kahn considered extensive  construction "a simple measure  can make a tremendous difference  people outside target areas."  teammate, Gen. John McGinnis,  of Massachusetts Civil Defense,  the debate.  He told an extremely  audience of 750 that the USSR has  a huge CD effort, particularly  in that it complements a  aggressive program.  analyzed Kahn's theory that a  program would increase U.S.  first strike capacity."  He saw in  reasoning proof that "Civil Defense  an aspect of a calculated  offense."  McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 teammate, Gen. John McGinnis,  of Massachusetts Civil Defense,  the debate.  He told an extremely  audience of 750 that the USSR has  a huge CD effort, particularly  in that it complements a  aggressive program.  analyzed Kahn's theory that a  program would increase U.S.  first strike capacity."  He saw in  reasoning proof that "Civil Defense  an aspect of a calculated  offense."  McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 analyzed Kahn's theory that a  program would increase U.S.  first strike capacity."  He saw in  reasoning proof that "Civil Defense  an aspect of a calculated  offense."  McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 McGinnis insinuatingly challenge  to comment on Soviet CD  Wolff retaliated with the General's  statement that CD could exist as  of an offensive program.  The  were heated, but more by issues  personalities. Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
Kahn replied to a challenge by  that his book was poorly document- factually inaccurate by restating  exploratory approach of his study.   then accused the physicist of  pass off weak documentation as  method, finally asking, "Why did publish the book in the first place  so unsure of your studies?"  His  objection was that Kahn's  analysis of nuclear  dismissed the very real effects of  disasters as intangible.  adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.
 adversaries had been literally  together by agreement on a point  Kahn summarized during the g.  "The current military situation survive," the author of On Thermo War declared; Wolff nodded in ment with this assumption.  If  else.