History of Nuclear Defense

A dramatized evacuation of Portland, Oregon after an atomic attack. Glenn Ford narrates this excellently paced film.

Cleanliness is next to godliness! With this film, atomic tests at the Nevada Proving Grounds show the effects of a blast on well-kept homes, homes filled with trash and combustibles, and homes painted with reflective white paint.

This is the one and only famous civil defense film for children where Burt the Turtle shows what to do in case of atomic attack! It features many similar scenes to the previous track - including lots of images of children huddling against the walls of their school.

A frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War era elementary school students. We focus on Ted and his little sister Sue, who are home alone when the bomb falls.

This track is a television program sponsored by General Electric for residents of the Richland, Washington area. There is an interview with Dr.

Moving on, this track describes some of the biological effects of high-energy radiation on plant and animal cells. It explains how radiation experiments are conducted and demonstrates some of the protective measures required.

This track is a collection of newsreel stories reformatted for classroom presentation. In one, President Auriol of France visits the United States.

Next is a film that explains the dangers of the atomic bomb, the effects of radiation, and how to protect oneself if caught in the open or at home. Most of the advice would not be taken seriously today and would only help if you were 30 or 40 miles away from ground zero.

The first track on the set is a civil defense film admonishing city dwellers to stay and fight in case of enemy invasion, rather than evacuate. It was filmed in New York, with shots of the Holland Tunnel and Penn Station.