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. More