ATOMIC-ANNIHILATION: October 2013

2011 ... say goodbye to the B-53!

... awww! The last of our really big nukes have been dismantled! The venerable B-53 Hydrogen Bombs, built in both air dropped and Titan missile warhead versions, have been removed from stockpile and reduced to pieces and parts. 350 were built between 1961 - 65. The last remaining 50 of these nine megaton 'crowd pleasers' were disassembled at the Pantex plant.

I hope these guys in the ball-caps know what they're doing and realize that if that thing gets cranky there won't be a living thing left for twenty miles in any direction!

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1953 ... red mystery jet!

1955 ... 'Operation Alert'

... part of the handy top-secret guide to the large scale practice evacuation and relocation of Washington DC brass.

Hey! Whose up for a run to the Dairy Queen?

1962 ... fallout shelter shopping!

... Mom and kids check out the latest in prefab shelters; while the salesman explains the thrills of living underground in a converted sewer pipe!

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1961... North American A-5 'Vigilante'

... designed as an aircraft carrier launched nuclear bomber the 'Vigilante' was too much too late for a Navy that was switching it's atomic role to submarines. With long range and

Mach 2 speed the 156 built were used mainly in a reconnaissance role.

Here's a video to help you learn to fly your North American 'Vigilante'

1951 ... survival in Michigan!

... note: this survival guide was prepared in 1951- before the development and stockpiling of Hydrogen Bombs. Since these 'Superbombs' can be up to 1,000 times more powerful than an old fashioned A-bomb; please do everything a thousand times!
Thank you.

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