Nuclear Scare Stories of the Cold War

Synopsis: A compilation of chilling civil defence films from the 1950s and 1960s, instructing American citizens how to survive if a nuclear war broke out.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2004
Subjects: History; Media studies
Keywords: Cold War; government information films; nuclear warfare

Title: New look at the H bomb, A
Synopsis: A chilling lecture on the dangers of radioactive fallout after the bomb explodes.
Title: Occupying a shelter
Synopsis: How to survive the aftermath of nuclear war in a public fallout shelter.
Title: Let’s fce it
Synopsis: A look at civil defence preparations and nuclea experiments on the Nevada Proving Grounds.
Title: Alert today, alive tomorrow
Synopsis: A civil defence film stressing the virtues of working together to survive.
Title: Target you
Synopsis: An animated feature showing how to increase your chances of survival by preparing your home.
Title: Duck and cover
Synopsis: With the aid of ‘Bertie the Turtle’, American schoolchildren are taught how to protect themselves from blast and flash.
Title: Day called ‘X’, The
Synopsis: Narrated by Glenn Ford, this extraordinary CBS Television film shows how civil defence operations would help minimise casualties in a typical city - Portland, Oregon.

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