You Can Survive; You can live through an atom bomb raid and you won't have to have a Geiger counter, protective clothing, or special training in order to do it.
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches. 31, [1] pages. Pin holes at each corner. The Official U. S. Government Booklet. NSRB Doc. 130. The secrets of survival are: Know the bomb's true dangers, and know the steps you can take to escape them. Some discoloration to text. It reassures readers that atomic weapons will not destroy the earth, doubling bomb power does not double destruction, radioactivity is not the bomb's greatest threat, radiation sickness is not always fatal. It also contains six survival secrets for attacks, and five keys to household safety, among other advice. Survival Under Atomic Attack was the title of an official United States government booklet released by the Executive Office of the President, the National Security Resources Board, and the Civil Defense Office. Released at the onset of the Cold War era, the pamphlet was in line with rising fears that the Soviet Union would launch a nuclear attack against the United States, and outlined what to do in the event of an atomic attack. Published in 1950 by the Government Printing Office, one year after the Soviet Union detonated their first atomic bomb, the booklet explains how to protect oneself, one's food and water supply, and one's home. It also covered how to prevent burns and what to do if exposed to radiation. Because much of the book is arranged around calculations of the effects of the relatively small fission weapons of the time (ca. 20 kilotons), much of the information could be viewed as out of date in terms of nuclear weapons, however the most numerous nuclear weapons in both the US & USSR/Russian arsenal are and remain approximately 100 kiloton in yield due to the flexibility that MIRVs offer. It was also published before studies of the effects of nuclear weapons on civilian areas had taken place. The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission was active from 1946 to 1975 studying the effects of the two bombs on survivors in both cities and thus represented four years of post-bombing study at the time of publication. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Atomic Bomb Attack, Nuclear Weapons, Radioactivity, Civil Defense, Superbomb, Blast, Burns, Thermal, Radiation Sickness, Ground Burst, Water Burst
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