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On Display October 12,
2002 to December 7, 2002
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Underwater
"Baker" test explosion at Bikini in 1946.
Source: The Effects of Atomic Weapons, 1950 |
"The Nuclear Age" display contains publications from
the U.S. Federal government as well as several International Organizations
ranging from 1950, near the dawn of the nuclear age, to the present
day. The majority of these publications were designed to educate
average U.S. citizens (both children and adults) on how to prepare
for, and what to do in case of a nuclear attack. It is particularly
interesting to see the change in content and tone over the time
period represented. The remainder of the publications focus on the
nature of nuclear weapons and energy, as well as how they have changed
the way we live our lives for both good and bad. The U.S. Federal
publications range from 1950 to 1985. International publications
range from 1983 to 2002. Photos of the display can be found here.
Publications in Display
U.S. Federal Publications
- 2 2/3 Seconds, Stop motion pictures of effects of heat and blast
from 15-kiloton atomic explosion on house no.1 in March 17 FCDA
test at AEC Nevada Proving Ground, 1953. (FCD 1.2:T 93) (Poster,
originally folded)
- Revised Civil Defense Air Raid Instructions. Federal Civil Defense
Administration. 1955. (FCD1.6:A12/5)
- Bert the Turtle Says Duck and Cover. Federal Civil Defense Administration.
1951. (FCD 1.2:B 46)
- Effects of Atomic Weapons. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 1950.
(Y 3.At 7:2 At 7/11/950/1-2)
- Home Shelters for Family Protection in An Atomic Attack. Federal
Civil Defense Administration. 1953. (FCD 1.6/3:5-5)
- Protection in the Nuclear Age. Federal Emergency Management
Agency. 1985. (FEM 1.8/3:20)
- Fallout Protection: What to Know and do About Nuclear Attack.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 1961. (FEM 1.8/3:6)
- Survival Under Atomic Attack, official U.S. Government booklet.
National Security Resources Board. 1950. (Pr 33.702:At 7/4) (Also
Published by the Federal Civil Defense Administration as FCD 1.2:P
12)
- What you can do now! CD for a strong America. Federal Civil
Defense Administration. 1956.
(FCD 1.2:W 55/956)
- Safe because some American looked to the sky! Federal Civil
Defense Administration. 1953. (FCD1.2:G91/3)
- Six Steps to Survival, If an enemy attacked would you know what
to do? Federal Civil Defense Administration. 1955. (FCD 1.2:Su
7/955)
- Operation Doorstep: AEC Atomic Proving Ground. Federal Civil
Defense Administration, 1953.
(FCD 1.2:Op 2)
- Atomic Blast Creates Fire, are YOU prepared? Federal Civil Defense
Administration. 1951.
(FCD 1.2: F 51/3)
- 27 Questions and Answers About Radiation and Radiation Protection.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. 1951. (Y 3 At 7:2 R 11/10)
- Facts About the H Bomb...that could save your life! Federal
Civil Defense Administration. 1955.
(FCD 1.2:B 63)
- Target Areas for Civil Defense Purposes, Their Population, Principal
Cities, Counties. Federal Civil Defense Administration. Official
list as of July 1, 1953. (FCD 1.2:T 17)
- Atoms for Peace U.S.A. 1958. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
1958. (Y 3.At 7:2 P 31/3)
- Personal Preparedness in the Nuclear Age, Student Manual. Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization. 1959. (Pr 34.761:P 43)
- Fact About Fallout. Federal Civil Defense Administration. 1955.
(FCD 1.2:F 19)
- High Risk Areas. Federal Emergency Management Agency. 1980.
(FEM 1.11:104)
- What You Should Know About Nuclear Preparedness. Federal Emergency
Management Agency. 1983. (FEM 1.11:138)
International Publications
- Risks of Unintentional Nuclear War by Deniel Frei. United Nations
Institute for Disarmament Research. 1982.
- Effects of Nuclear War on Health and Health Services. World
Health Organization.1987.
- Radiation Protection for Emergency Workers: the principles of
ionizing radiation control for emergency team members by J.R.A.
Lakey. European Commission. 1997.
- Annual Report. International Atomic Energy Agency. 2001.
- Ten Years After Chernobyl: what do we really know? Based on
the proceedings of the IAEA/WHO/EC International Conference. Vienna,
April 1996.
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