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Nuclear Disaster Preparedness and Civil Defense

A guide for current and historic US government resources on how to prepare for a nuclear attack or environmental emergency from West Chester University Libraries

Civil Defense Preparation During the Cold War

Duck and Cover (1951)

Produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Video from the Internet Archive.

The House in the Middle (1954)

Produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Video from the Internet Archive.

Operation Alert - Mock H-Bomb Attack Tests Civil Defense (1956)

 

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Radiological Defense (1961)

Produced by the US Office of Civil Defense. Video from the Internet Archive.

About Fallout (1963)

Produced by the US Office of Civil Defense. Video from the Internet Archive.

Effects of Nuclear Fallout and Radiation Exposure

Medical Aspects of Nuclear Radiation (1950)

Produced by the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. Video from the Internet Archive.

Atomic Bomb Tests

The Trinity Bomb Test (1945) [no audio]

Produced by the US Department of Energy. Video from the Internet Archive.

Operation Crossroads (1946)

Produced by the US Department of Energy.  Video from the Internet Archive.

Operation Upshot-Knothole (1953)

Produced by the US Department of Energy. Video from the Internet Archive.

Operation Cue (1955)

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Produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration.  Video from the Internet Archive.

Atomic Bomb Blast Effects (1959)


Produced by the US Army. Video from the Internet Archive.

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