How to Survive an Atomic Attack

A Cold War Manual. The official government advice on surviving an atomic attack provides a chilling insight into the realities of the Cold War for the general population. Official US government advice on how to survive an atomic attack – including full instructions on building your own nuclear shelter.In 1949 the Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear bomb, heralding the era of the Cold War in which the prospect of a thermonuclear attack and Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) put every man, woman and child in the firing line. The US government issued a series of booklets explaining how to protect your family. This compilation includes Survival Under Atomic Attack with practical advice on constructing a shelter, the Family Shelters Series containing detailed construction diagrams, and Fallout Protection, a straightforward explanation of the dangers of a nuclear attack. Together they provide a chilling insight into the realities of life under the threat of Armageddon.