201-. The situation being considered i"s one in which both sid.es had lxobilized and deployed forces in the range of 50 to 100 divisions each, and vhere these and theiT supporting tactical air forces had been issued their nuclear munitions " 202. Tl^e assumption is flrfther that the priority targets vould be Lhe adversaryrs h,'^la.F ,lolirr-rrr h-.v,c ih +hF th6.fla i - fi6l'{ .Ffil lovrr rnalra* qn,l crr'idod r0issile units and air bases. Thus, the exchange would basically be a duel between the opposing nuclear systems. In addition, emoured units and cofiIland posts would !11 C. F. von Weizsiicker (ed.), Kriegsfolgen und Krieqsverhritunq , Municht 1971'Al 35 / 392 Engl islt Annex Pagr'/2 be targeted and rear-area targets other than army forces and air bases would not be excldded per se. They would be less important to the outcone of a nuclear campaign or short duration, but might stil1 add appreciably to the nr]mber ofcasualties, Attacks on targets at sea night take place but r^'ould cause littlecolfateral da-mage except for gtobal faflout. 203. The veaponry avail-abfe to the two sides is today sornewhat asynmetrical. To reflect this, the average yield of r^reapons for battlefield targets mlght be 1 kt, on one side and 5 kt. on the other. It is further assumed that command and coumunication centres, air bases and other rear-area targets would be attacked only vith nissiles equipped r.rith 100 kt, warheads. The situation desc"ibed night then lead to a nuclear-veapon emplo)rment as follors: DlaeCround forces Air bases, +. r-afc al'^ A 1,000 'weapons, J-00 weapons, average yield average yield 1 kt. 100 kt. R 5nn alraraqa rri ol.l100 weapons, average yield 100 kt. 204. ;he ensuing civilian casualties would vary r-i th the distribution of people
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a hypothetical nuclear conflict, focusing on the military and strategic implications of such an event. It describes the deployment of forces, the targeting of specific areas, and the potential consequences of such an attack. The language used is technical and military-oriented, suggesting that the primary concern is the effectiveness of nuclear weapons in a conflict rather than any specific aspect of human life.

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