National Directory of Qualified Fallout Shelter Analysts. FG-F-1.2, December 1967

Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1966. Supersedes FG-F-1.2, July 1966. Wraps. viii, 472 pages. Wraps. Alphabetical Index of Shelter Analysts. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. During the Cold War it was recognized that architects and engineers needed to have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the fundamentals and newly developed techniques of shelter design and analysts. This National Directory of Fallout Shelter Analysts contains a listing of individuals who, as a minimum requirement, have successfully completed a course in Fallout Shelter Analysis and have been certified as of May 1, 1967. The tuition-free courses were offered by the Office of Civil Defense. President Kennedy launched an ambitious effort to install fallout shelters throughout the United States. These shelters would not protect against the blast and heat effects of nuclear weapons, but would provide some protection against the radiation effects that would last for weeks and even affect areas distant from a nuclear explosion. As such, some of them were even located on the upper floors of skyscrapers. CD officials encouraged people to build in the suburbs away from key targets and to be conscientious of the needs of a nuclear age when building houses and other structures. United States civil defense refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States, which is the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack. Over the last twenty years, the term and practice of civil defense have fallen into disuse and have been replaced by emergency management and homeland security. The new dimensions of nuclear war terrified the world and the American people. The sheer power of nuclear weapons and the perceived likelihood of such an attack on the United States precipitated a greater response than had yet been required of civil defense. Civil defense, something previously considered an important and common sense step, also became divisive and controversial in the charged atmosphere of the Cold War. In 1950, the National Security Resources Board created a 162-page document outlining a model civil defense structure for the U.S. Called the "Blue Book" by civil defense professionals in reference to its solid blue cover, it was the template for legislation and organization that occurred over the next 40 years.[5] Despite a general agreement on the importance of civil defense, Congress never came close to meeting the budget requests of federal civil defense agencies. Throughout the Cold War, Civil defense was characterized by fits and starts. Indeed, the responsibilities were passed through a myriad of agencies, and specific programs were often boosted and scrapped in a similar manner to US ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems with which it was seen as complementary. In a once classified US war game analyses, looking at varying levels of war escalation warning and pre-emptive attacks in the late 1950-60s, it was estimated that approximately 27 million US citizens would have been saved with civil defense education. At the time however the cost of a full-scale civil defense program was regarded as lesser in effectiveness, in cost-benefit analysis than a BMD system, and as the adversary was increasing their nuclear stockpile, the efficacy of both would follow a diminishing returns trend. Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the Cold War civil defense effort was the educational effort made or promoted by the government. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Civil Defense, Cold War, Fallout Shelters, Shelter Analysts, Reference Works, Qualified Instructors, Directory, Certification

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