Importance and significance of civil air defense

Civil air defense is an important branch of national air defense, which is of strategic significance for preserving war potential. Civil air defense can effectively preserve the country's economic potential. The focus of civil air defense is the political and economic center of a country or region, large and medium-sized cities, important economic goals and "lifeline" projects, which are the pillars of the national economy. Strengthening civil air defense construction and strictly organizing protection will undoubtedly play an important role in improving the viability of these goals.

Although it is difficult to completely prevent high-tech air strikes, it is possible to minimize air strike losses through reasonable decentralized layout, underground as much as possible, scientific internal network structure, strict camouflage guarantee, active organization of rescue and emergency repair.

Elements of civil air defense:

It is an indispensable factor in civil air defense. Including civil air defense forces, civil air defense projects, civil air defense command, civil air defense information, civil air defense objects and civil air defense support. The basic elements of civil air defense and their mutual relations and interactions affect the construction and development of civil air defense and determine the effectiveness of civil air defense operations.

Various professional teams and mass organizations responsible for civil air defense services. In some countries or regions, civil defense professional teams are responsible for civil air defense services. Including emergency repair, medical rescue, fire fighting, public security, chemical prevention and epidemic prevention, communication, transportation, camouflage, obstacle interference and other professional teams, as well as volunteer organizations such as the Red Cross, Red Crescent Society and charitable organizations.