American Families Prepare for Nuclear Attacks ca. 1950s
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Taking advantage of television's rise in popularity, during the Cold War instructional programs on surviving a nuclear attack were widely produced. Fallout shelters, stocking canned goods, and other emergency preparations became ritual, though necessary, precautions.
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3 min 13 sec
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