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Grades: 6th-8th
Fallout Shelter
Program Length: 50 minutes
The Soviet Union successfully detonated an atomic weapon in 1949, ushering in an era of Cold War nuclear brinksmanship that cast a shadow on America’s sense of security. How can the President of the United States help promote a sense of calm and preparedness when faced with possible catastrophe?
Related Primary Sources
- Book, Our Friend the Atom
- Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Crackers
- Dosimeter Charger
- Dosimeter Manual
- Dosimeter Pens
- Emergency Drinking Water
- Emergency Sanitation Kit
- Emerson Radio
- Fallout Shelter Sign
- Operation Survival! Comic Book
- Pocket Knife
- Safety Notification Card
- Sanitation Kit
- What You Should Know About the Atomic Bomb: A Message from the Surgeon General booklet
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