How to Survive an Atomic Attack: A Cold War Manual

Official US government advice on how to survive an atomic attack – including full instructions on building your own nuclear shelter.In 1949 the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear bomb, heralding the era of the Cold War in which the prospect of a thermonuclear attack and Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) put every man, woman and child in the firing line. The US government issued a series of booklets explaining how to protect your family. This compilation includes Survival Under Atomic...