... post World War II. post romanticism, post Hiroshima. Creepy comics were a new modern art-form in the fabulous-fifities. For those who were not there; it is hard to comprehend the pall of dread that hung in the back of everyone's minds.
1956 ... military industrial complex!
... during the Cold-War, General Dynamics often had a virtual monopoly on many areas of national defense- from bombers to atomic submarines.
1964 ... phoning in the apocalypse!
... 'Ma Bell' maintains the phone lines of defense!
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1965 ... "LBJ all the way!"
... Lyndon Johnson: 36th President of the United States 1963-1969 ... Cold Warrior.
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1986 ... Soviet Civil Defense
... looks like info regarding the Electro-Magnetic Pulse generated by high altitude bursts of nuclear weapons.
1968 ... 'Canopus' - France
... the first test of a French Hydrogen Bomb in the South Pacific. 2.6 megatons.
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1962 ... "take that Mr. Potter!"
... oh boy- the AV Kid has a nifty film to show us about the super-cool, super fast
B-58 'Hustler'. It's hosted by real life USAF General Jimmy Stewart [aka 'Dutch' Holland].
Somehow, I have a hard time seeing 'George Bailey' nuking Everytown- USSR!
1962 ... A-OK Hustler!
... test pilot Fitzhugh Fulton, gives his approval, after putting the Convair B-58 'Hustler'
supersonic Strategic Bomber through it's paces!
1955 ... there goes Seattle!
... this Civil Defense manual seems to violate one of the first precepts about not inciting fear and panic!
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... ... fellow Bloggers of Armageddon!
... blogs come and go- but CONELRAD survives!.
This exellent Cold War site has a vast library of the informative, silly and chilling!
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1986 ... Soviet civil defense
... still more of our endless supply of late Cold-War civil defense instructions.
1964 ... The Story of Shelter 104
... great drama, disgruntled beatniks, old ladies going nuts and sing-a-longs! After watching this you'll grab a pick and shovel and start building your own shelter in the backyard!
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