After the Attack (1971)
The May 1999 NATO-attack on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, has caused an unexpectedly fierce popular reaction against perceived Western hegemonism. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Chinese military strategists were seriously considering the possibility that China would be attacked by either the United States or the Soviet Union. To prepare for this eventuality, various policies were adopted, including that of the "Third Front" (sanxian). Under this latter policy, a number of industrial plants considered essential for the national defense effort were moved to the interior, wasting unimaginable resources in the process.
To prepare the people and the army for the eventuality of warfare, a number of educational series were produced in the early 1970s. The "Posters showing measures against atomic, chemical and bacteriological warfare"-series, published in 1971 by the General Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, is an example. It is presented here in full, including a so-called head and tail, and the stirring preamble written by Mao Zedong as it was required in those days. A number of posters is moreover accompanied by relevant Mao-quotes (in red).
Most important is the ideological preparation for war.
Then, the types of nuclear devices used in the attack have to be identified.
