(DoD) All those activities and measures designed or undertaken to: a. minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused by an enemy attack on the United States; b. deal with the immediate emergency conditions that would be created by any such attack; and c. effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by any such attack.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). civil defense. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/civil_defense/definitions/1960773 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "civil defense" http://smartdefine.org/civil_defense/definitions/1960773 (accessed September 29, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, civil defense, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/civil_defense/definitions/1960773>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "civil defense" 4 April 2011. Web. 29 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/civil_defense/definitions/1960773> |