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Survive the bomb : the radioactive citizen's guide to nuclear survival / editor, Eric G. Swedin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil defense--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil defense.
- Nuclear warfare--Social aspects--United States.
- Nuclear warfare.
- Atomic bomb--Safety measures.
- Atomic bomb.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Zenith Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An examination of the American government's Cold War national defense measures and public communications regarding protection from nuclear disaster.The launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite in 1957 began an era where American citizens were haunted by fears of annihilation.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Attention Fellow Citizens!""; ""Part I: The Fallout of Sputnik""; ""Report of the Federal Civil Defense Administration""; ""Operation Survival!""; ""Part II: Rise of the Nukes""; ""Home Preparedness File""; ""Fallout Protection for Homes with Basements""; ""A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack""; ""Part III: MAD as Hell""; ""A Soviet Attack Scenario""; ""Part IV: Ban the Bomb""; ""Appendix: Shall We Play a Game?""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 16, 2013).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781610602662
- 1610602668
- OCLC:
- 923349354
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