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1959 ... 'Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself'
... time to put some popcorn on the 'ol uranium cooker!
A lot of these Cold War education films felt obligated to scare everyone into paying attention with some weird scary music at the start!
... J. Robert Oppenheimer (cartoon)
... it seems that the mysterious 'J' at the front of his name actually stood for Julius. When asked about it he would laugh and tease that it "stood for nothing!" Did he think it sounded too Jewish for a 1940's America and the man in charge of the biggest most expensive government project in history?
Or maybe he just didn't like the name Julius? LINK
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... A Tour of Atomic New Mexico (NYTimes)
Fun little number from the Travel Desk of the New York Times...
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/travel/new-mexico-atomic.html?smid=url-share
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1962 ... 'The Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis'
okay- so it's not the complete story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it's at least the 1st of what may be 3 reels. Great stuff in somber tone and narration.
Boy, history sure looked great in black and white!
"... we will be in control!"
...after the smoke clears and you emerge from your shelter; it will be these five determining who gets food and water and who is left for the Atomic Zombies and the Giant Mutant Cockroaches!
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1951 ... cute little 'Bristol' 171 (UK)
... helicopters just became operational at the end of WWII.
After that they couldn't develop them fast enough or build quick enough to keep up with the demand.
Been like that ever since!