The Snake Eaters can be a minimalist effort by the DoD to follow orders but, not really follow orders. This is a period before SOCCOM and the 4 Stars in charge don't really like the SOF community.
The Civil Defense would of course be FEMA, which already has facilities at Raven Rock, Mt. Weather EOC and others........ So what they got was folded into their national facility or rolled into one of the regionals.
Not to mention Senators and Congressmen diverting funds or effort for themselves or to their constituencies.
The hubris of politicians and bureaucrats probably prevented alot of pre-war freeze. These people expected to be there leading and managing the situation. So they died along with everyone else.
If you want this can explain cryotubes and other assets in the hands of the "New Presidencies".
Snake Eaters makes for some highly trained and motivated people the big Army generals won't miss.
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