Editing Strategic bombing (section)

==Defensive measures==
Defensive measures against air raids include:'''<small><ref>{{harvnb |Overy|2013}}</ref></small>'''
* attempting to shoot down attackers using [[fighter aircraft]] and [[anti-aircraft guns]] or [[surface-to-air missiles]]
* the use of [[air raid shelter]]s to protect the population
* [[air raid siren]]s
* setting up civil defence organisations with air raid wardens, firewatchers, rescue and recovery personnel, firefighting crews, and demolition and repair teams to rectify damage
* [[Blackout (wartime)|Blackouts]] – extinguishing all lights at night to make bombing less accurate
* Dispersal of war-critical factories to areas difficult for bombers to reach
* Duplication of war-critical manufacturing to "shadow factories"
* Building factories in tunnels or other underground locations that are protected from bombs
* Setting up decoy targets in rural areas, mimicking an urban area with fires intended to look like the initial effects of a raid