Warday

004 1500 ZULU April 92

TELEX TO 8th ARMY AREA COMMANDER

PHILADELPHIA HDQ. RECONPAC 34AQ

CLASS CONFIDENTIAL

You are hereby instructed that reconnaissance by RADPAC on 4/2/93 mandates following RADZONE assignments for New York area:

1.0 DEAD ZONE:

Original North/South strike centers from Bayville—Hempstead—Bellmore remain lethal and off limits to all personnel for foreseeable future. Radioactive levels remain at 300–500.

2.0 RED ZONE:

Eastern limit now set at Highway 27 with all entries to Dead Zone closed and monitored by electronic surveillance.

Eastern boundary now set at Highway 110 with similar observation. Radioactivity levels vary. Damage not rectifiable.

Looting reported by aerial reconnaissance. Shoot-to-kill order still in force.

1.0 ORANGE ZONE:

Radioactivity localized to standing structures and untreated ground surfaces. Highway 678 in Queens still usable with protected vehicles. No local traffic allowed. Eastern perimeter temporarily set at Highway 111.

The Brooklyn-Bronx-Manhattan areas remain under ORANGE ZONE designation. Radioactivity levels are negligible but damage is still largely uncorrected. Regular looting reported despite assignment of National Guard units. All major access points controlled as per continuing order.

4.0 BLUE ZONE:

New Jersey area to Hudson remains under control of 8th Army units. Radioactivity levels non-life-threatening.

New Assignments due 5 May 93.

ORDER END. STOP. RPX.54.30

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