Atomic Alert (1951) Elementary Version

Explains steps to take in case of an atomic bomb alert or a bombing without warning at school, in the open or at home. Gives simple explanation of nuclear fusion.
22:22:22
Classic atomic eyeball shot
22:22:50
CU Hands operating a Geiger Counter
22:22:54
CU Students faces
22:22:57
CU Hands on a Geiger Counter
22:23:29
Atomic Scientists doing experiments
22:23:45
Animation of atomic bomb detonating in city
22:24:08
Animation of faceless boy in from of faceless family. In the background a cutout community.
22:25:16
Top down view of globe showing United States outlined and glowing
22:25:45
Teens walking down the street as a siren goes off
22:25:48
Teens scatter in all directions
22:25:58
CU One boy left in street
VO: "Don't hesitate! Take cover!"
22:26:27
Exterior nice suburban home
22:27:08
Boy and girl go down to basement
22:27:25
Boy and girl sitting in dark shelter
22:27:28
CU Boy's hand on first-aid kit *
22:27:34
CU Inside of first-aid kit *
22:28:01
Scene of people scrambling out of apartment building
22:28:05
Kids head down hall past "shelter area" sign
22:28:15
Two boys in empty stadium, sirens. Boys run *
22:28:37
CU Teens in rows in fallout "duck" position
22:28:52
WS Two boys walking down street
22:28:53
CU Boys talking
22:28:54
Bomb blast
22:29:02
One boy gets up and runs through rubble [possible post riot scene]
22:29:07
Two boys run through rubble of city
22:29:09
Nice running shot through rubble
22:30:49
VO: "Don't drink tap water! It may be contaminated!"
CU Radio
22:30:54
MCU Ted pouring water from jug in the dark. Teens walking down street again.
22:32:39
VO: "....our very lives may depend on always being alert!"

[@itsame_dank]

That moment when you pause the video but the alarm is still going

[@noone....812]

Dankers holy shit I would've thought someone was watching the same video or that death was outside the door lol

[@Dan-ih6ns]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHI-

[@PhysalisAngulataNicotina]

I live near a big factory steel thing (don't know the name for it in English) and I hear these sirens every day

[@GalaxyJazzGirl]

@@PhysalisAngulataNicotina oof :(

[@deborahseay5123]

@@PhysalisAngulataNicotina well that doesn't sound good.

[@Adrenaline0413]

Forget Duck and Cover, All I need is Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agilty, and Luck!

[@USCG.Brennan]

@AIFAHRA HORGGHRO OK Punk

[@USCG.Brennan]

@AIFAHRA HORGGHRO Punks don't trigger me....I laugh at their juvenile behaviors and attitude. Congrats!! ;-)

[@USCG.Brennan]

@AIFAHRA HORGGHRO You don't read so well do you? Oh ya..English isn't your 1st language is it? Hahaha... Here.....I'll post it again, so read it REALLY SLOW so you can figure it out. If not, maybe your Mommy can help. "Punks don't trigger me....I laugh at their juvenile behaviors and attitude."

[@USCG.Brennan]

@AIFAHRA HORGGHRO You shouldn't cry like that in public.....hasn't your mommy taught you any better or is this your usual way of getting attention? Crybaby!!! Just another kid with an adolescent 'tude! Hahahahaha........

[@USCG.Brennan]

@AIFAHRA HORGGHRO Keep the adolescence coming.....that is until you actually GROW UP someday. ;-)

[@TomBarrister]

In 1951, the most powerful bombs were still pure-fission types (U-235 or P-239), a.k.a. "atomic" bombs. The largest known or suspected bombs ready for use were in the 100 kiloton range (the largest pure-fission test was 500 kilotons). Hydrogen bombs (what we commonly think of as "nuclear bombs") were still a few years away from being practical. While a 50 kiloton atomic bomb could cause considerable damage, the chances of surviving the blast as close as 3 miles (5km) away would be excellent with any cover at all. The radiation would be another matter. Back in that day, TV was still in its infancy, in many places one had to use an operator to make any phone call (local or long distance), computers were primitive at best and not available to the public, and of course there was no internet. CONELRAD (the forerunner of the EBS and EAS) wasn't implemented until late 1951. If people needed information in a hurry, they tuned into the radio; less urgent news would be read in the newspaper. The point is that it was a very different world then, and the advice that was given was valid at that time.

[@dwightstewart7181]

+Tom Barrister No, it wasn't. It was intentionally misleading. For example, notice they avoided any mention of blast effects, long-term exposure, what that medical kit was for, and so on. This was pure propaganda, intended to reduce people's growing anxiety over such weapons with outright hogwash.

[@xaenon]

Dwight Stewart It is fairly obvious what the medical kit (and the first aid book) is for - to treat injuries. ANY disaster kit should include one, though honestly that Mickey Mouse box of Band-Aids they showed in the film is almost worthless. The film is intended to show the ways of improving your chances in the event of a nuclear detonation. It isn't intended to be a full bore documentary; it's just the shit you need to know to improve your chances. The information is valid - insofar as was understood at the time. The effect of long-term radiation still wasn't completely understood, but even so, the basic steps they discuss are still dead-on. Know what to do when you get a warning, or when you see a blast. Have supplies ready. Take steps to minimize damage and injury. These steps won't save people in the blast zone, but it certainly improves your odds if you're in the secondary zones. Is the film propaganda? Well, in that we seem to agree. It WAS created and released to help quell public fears, and it does minimize the scale of such an event. But being prepared to cope with a disaster goes a long way to easing your fear of it. Even just giving the public 'something to do' has positive effect - witness the 'duct tape and plastic sheets' shit from 9/11. No, those things probably weren't much protection. But they were better than nothing at all, and the 'advice' did what it was intended to do - to ease the panic. The one part that would be useless today is the bit about having a radio. Modern radios would be toast following a nuclear blast anywhere within a hundred miles. The EMP will fry the transistors and/or integrated circuits that have been used in most electronics since the 1960s. The old 'tube' models would probably survive, but how many people today have a tube radio in working condition? And even that assumes the electric power will still be on - which it would NOT.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

xaenon The general scientific community had no idea that nuclear bombs generated an EMP until 1980. Even defense scientists weren’t aware of the full effects of EMP until 1962. Expecting the writer of this film to know is (as you point out) foolish. Young people sometimes forget that knowledge is cumulative. Much of what we know about the effects of nuclear detonations was discovered long after this film was released.

[@ZakWolf]

At least it's reassuring to know that no new bombs made today would ever match up to or surpass the power of Tsar Bomba, the most powerful hydrogen bomb ever made, built and tested by the Soviets in 1961. That was 50 megatons!

[@ITILII]

H bombs, fusion bombs, still use u235 or pu239 as the source of power. Conelrad was from 1951-63; EBS from 1963-97 and EAS is current

[@thomaswhitten2537]

Don't think for a second that all this still holds true. It does not. In 1956, Operation Redwing concluded fallout was a lot more than anyone could prepare for. By 1962, Civil Defense was abandoned because there was no surviving a nuclear war. The population would be left to fend for themselves. At the risk of sounding cheesy, the only way to win is not to play.

[@bettywhite6672]

I agree.

[@rudra62]

We might not have that option for much longer.

[@curtwuollet2912]

In grade school in the 60s, they made sure that the wail of the sirens brought dread, even the drills. They still do, at least for a moment. We were swamped with CD materials. The threat is still there, but apparently we're not expected to survive.

[@rudra62]

We weren't expected to survive in the 1950s or 1960s. The CD stuff was to allay fears that we'd be killed - quickly or slowly - by nuclear war. This was to prevent mass panic.

[@Amped4Life]

Now I just accept idk when I'll die and that, even just on a moment to moment basis, I'm hurtling around the universe on a rock 🪨 at some unholy rate of speed.

[@thatchwhistle]

I’ve seen people more panicked if their home internet goes out.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Anyone watching this in 2022?

[@Coinbro]

I remember growing up and that sound ment nuke attack and death we knew we were toast.. Then I moved to another state as a adult and heard the sound freaked out only to find out in Denver it was a tornado

[@cherylpeevy5010]

Same! That sound as a child during the Cold War in D.C.and the absolute fear it caused. Flash forward as an adult in 2000 and the first night in my new home when I heard the same siren alert sound. Neighbor told me it was the volunteer fire dept. siren calling for its volunteers. Now in 2020, I am still not used to it.

[@cloehelvetica5090]

7:10 me as a kid when I stayed up late and my mom opened my bedroom door.

[@thecoolguy7403]

the book is my phone going across the room don't tell but it's 11:55 and I need to go to bed but I'm writing this from my phone

[@michaelhermes824]

I love the 50's such a scary but amazing time!

[@GaryCameron]

Unless you were black, then it would have seriously sucked.

[@jerrycarter8262]

@@GaryCameron nobody cares about that.

[@Sputterbugz]

@@GaryCameron or basically anyone who wasnt a white man

[@rigamarrow]

It was the best advice they had at the time, based on Hitoshima survivor's testimony. A group of schoolgirls were at recess when the bomb went off. Those who turned to look at the flash died at once, those who ducked and turned away survived.

[@rapman5363]

🤣🤣😂😂 A nuclear bomb doesn’t care if you are looking at it or not. If you are in a certain proximity to a blast your a goner. The only thing that not looking at the flash of a nuke is the onset of temporary blindness that occurs during detonation.

[@rudra62]

@@rapman5363 Blindness can be permanent from a flash of a nuke. A fusion blast, by definition, is as bright as the sun, with no atmosphere to protect you and from close.

[@am74343]

And I love at 7:11 how fast he jumps off the couch! Hilarious!

[@rapman5363]

Almost like he was expecting it. 🤣🤣😂😂

[@granty3796]

7:11

[@stephenclouse4619]

I only wish I could move that fast! Lol

[@partho00]

08:45 Never open the door after an Atomic Bomb. IT COULD BE ZOMBIES!!!

[@OlagGan]

Actually they prefer to call themselves Ghouls. It's the Feral Ghouls you have to watch out for

[@dr.nealsontraveler9104]

When there's nothing else on the ol' Radiation King, I can always tune in to this channel for some of My favorites.

[@dementedweasel1]

Vault-Tec calling!

[@robotrix]

Was starting to wonder if those kids had parents......they didn't seem too concerned, did they?

[@xaenon]

robotrix You're seeing a different era, and the beginnings of the 'Latchkey' generation. In the video, they explain that mom was at the shopping center, but starting in the 1960s, more women were getting jobs outside the home. This meant that when we came home from school, the house was empty and we had to let ourselves in, and then we were pretty much on their own until one of the parents got home - which might not be until 8 or 9 o'clock. So we learned to do whatever chores were necessary, do our homework, fix some supper for ourselves (or even start supper for the family), and generally get along unsupervised. I was about 8 years old when my mom started working outside the home again, and that's when I learned to do much of this stuff for myself. I know this shit wouldn't fly today, with the 'hypermom' mentality everyone seems to have now, and virtually everyone with Child Services on speed dial, but back then it was common as nails. And I hardly EVER burned the house down.

[@kathleenking47]

@@xaenon kids cant even ride bikes outside these days

[@kathleenking47]

@@xaenon that was around mid-late 60s when moms were working..or seems like. The years 1963, and 1966, were like 2 different worlds

[@rudra62]

@@kathleenking47 We had a term for how parents keep their kids "safe" these days. It was called being grounded. This sort of parenting was called "overprotective parenting" or "overprotective mother", and psychiatric care was considered to be in order.

[@mrs2691]

Actually, they aren't talking about people in ground zero. These measures will provide some protection from fallout, which at the time was the primary concern of authorities. In addition, the basement could actually provide protection from the blast. There were many survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki. Some who were close to the blast were protected by being under desks.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Our Dad was in the Navy and involved with nuclear experimentation in the Pacific. He was much more realistic. He told us the chances of surviving a close hit were very slim. He said to follow the advice in these films, but to pray the Act of Contrition as soon as we had Ducked and Covered.

[@torimig2151]

Did he get exposes to radiation

[@petro5200]

what scares me is that most of these drills are no longer practiced and the alert sirens are either too old to be used or already decommissioned and taken apart. an atomic bomb being detonated on los angeles, seattle, or new york a lot more people would have died not only due to lack or experience with practicing, but also because the bombs are new tens to hundreds of times more powerful than those dropped on hiroshima in the 1940s and the ones depicted here in the 1950s.

[@rudra62]

Which is why the drills are no longer practiced. By the time you could enact it, you would be blown to bits or vaporized. If you were farther away, you'd face a slow death by radiation poisoning.

[@torimig2151]

I had them many times drills

[@PoppaBlue59]

Ted and Sue have lived alone in this house for months, collectiong their dead grandmother's social security checks...........

[@SuV33358]

😂

[@mbabist01]

LOL!

[@catdaddy3302]

And voting for Democrats.

[@bettywhite6672]

🤣 ... Loving the comments. In addition to the corny video. Don't think you can "prepare" for any nuclear attack. Just pray

[@ewmhop]

THIS BRING ME BACK TO OCT.62,SLIDELL LA.WATCHING TROOPS TRAINS AND WAITING FOR THE WORLD TO END.ALL THESE YEARS LATER NOTHING CHANGES.

[@davidh9844]

Lord, I remember. But the reality is that those bombs have kept us safe for three quarters of a century.

[@MrShobar]

The Bomb's over with, kids. You can return to your homework now.

[@dionjanoyev8041]

Said the Asian father

[@davenwpg1]

hehe :D

[@thecoolguy7403]

I put my home work over my head and it vaporized. Did I fail my class?

[@MarcoGonzalez-ix2tp]

What makes YOU S.P.E.C.I.A.L?

[@Fermifire]

+Marco Gonzalez lol

[@spccoolal7666]

LoL

[@sxynightelf]

I see what you did there LOL

[@dementedweasel1]

Having all the tilde codes written down.

[@rumpstatefiasco]

This channel is treasure trove of...Atomiliaria! I just made that word up...and this channel may use that term for free, in perpetuity [which, given recent events, may not be as 'perpetuitous' as we would all like] as a meager thanks for all that you do.

[@youngsimba1450]

Be prepared. Bad times are coming. 28.05.22

[@GAMEPLAYCHANNELPS360]

I think they "downplayed" the horror of a true Atomic attack so much, that people thought...Oh well it won't be .tttthhhat bad... If they had really known, I don't see how the kids weren't nervous wrecks with all of those drills, that would freak me out if we had that stuff today!!

[@titysprinklesyourmom3649]

GAMEPLAYCHANNELPS360 me too

[@keeganharris186]

I think it would be the same as a fire or tornado drill.

[@warreneckels4945]

In 1951, the Soviet Union only had a handful of atomic weapons and nobody had H-bombs. Had the USSR thrown everything they had at us, a good part of it would have been shot down, leaving "only" enough to take out the most important targets. The weapons were also a lot less powerful: a Hiroshima-class weapon over Manhattan might take out a third of the island. Of course, the arms race and the development of the H bomb (1952 US, 1953 USSR) changed the calculations a LOT.

[@kittenritty7959]

School shooting drills? I’d rather deal with a nuke drill at least you know what and most likely who

[@drewts]

You would likely be stunned to learn that over the last several decades you have been conditioned to view radioactivity as a lot more dangerous than it actually is… for example you were ‘taught’ viruses could be stopped by a cloth mask (never mind virologists use pressure suits) and you were not told high doses of Vit D and being fit and well rested makes it nearly impossible for your body to ‘accept’ a virus. Some radiation is actually healthy for you - you were taught to be fearful of radon - as if it were something new and not with humanity for thousands of years. Initially immediately after a blast it is dangerous but that danger doll goes away MUCH faster than most people ‘believe’ because they don’t know a blast would likely damage any nations economy MUCH greater than is actually necessary. What you don’t know CAN hurt you and CAN destroy businesses and economies. Do small business gain during these events or huge corporations? Is the financial power being decentralized or is it being centralized. If I could look you all in the eye I would tell you ‘Don’t be afraid and anyone who tries to make you feel afraid is NOT NOT NOT your friend… push back against the fear and strengthen and encourage others. YOU empowered is what ‘They’ fear the most. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@Brothershadowfist]

Stock up on Radaway!

[@BrentColflesh]

"We're gonna have tons of fallout kids - it's gonna be the highest yield, yuge!"

[@xmsteel]

"Stay down for 1 minute, by then, the effect from radioactivity has passed" Well, I mean, depending on the substance used its only a couple thousand year half-life, so I don't think it would matter one way or another.

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

They mean the initial burst of radiation from the bomb. BTW most of the elements that have extremely long half-lives are relatively harmless compared to the ones with shorter ones.

[@xmsteel]

I'd still consider an 88 year long Half-Life to be pretty long. I suppose that would be considered a "short one". I still wouldn't want to be around Uranium or Radium though if I'm understanding what you're saying should be "relatively harmless" because of the million-billion year half-life.

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

***** Highly radioactive elements radiate their mass very fast, thus have a shorter halflife. Less radioactive elements have a longer halflife because they don't lose all their mass. Also keep in mind that the radioactivity of certain elements varies by isotope. There are short halflife, highly radioactive Uranium isotopes and long halflife, less radioactive Uranium isotopes.

[@xmsteel]

Regardless, If an atomic bomb deploys in your general area you can be guaranteed to suffer from extreme radioactivity if you don't die instantly. I was making a joke about all these older educational videos trying to keep everyone calm by saying it really wasn't as bad as it was.

[@Jacob-yg7lz]

***** That's true, but it wouldn't be totally crappy. You had a chance of surviving... ...your offspring, not so much.

[@am74343]

"Closing these polyester drapes will protect me from radioactivity!" LOL!

[@WastelandBowman]

This is a lotta stuff to remember in the like 5-10 seconds it takes for the blast wave to get to you

[@FuzzyImages]

Be sure to abandon any children upon the sound of a siren. All straggling children should run into the homes of strangers for safety, and be sure to have plenty of ammunition and guns in the high likelihood of raiders taking advantage of the lack of order and law.

[@whereswaldo5740]

Jonny became the best pitcher after handling that radioactive isotope and radium dial watch with that third arm.

[@apex4766]

Me Pool sent me here 🤔

[@TheHeist007]

Mr pool sent me here

[@Radionut]

I remember doing these types of activities back when I was going to school in the 50s. It wasn’t till the six figures that I found out that they were not of any use

[@sarahmcmahon1895]

Hi, I'm a historian in college and would love to hear your stories of doing these activities if you are willing to share. My email address is [e-mail] Thanks!

[@johnhunter2294]

I remember seeing films like this (not this particular one, but similar) back in the early 1970s in Spokane, Washington, which would have been a primary target if the Big One dropped. We learned about protecting ourselves from the blast, minimizing radiation exposure, getting to shelter, first aid, living in a fallout shelter, and so on. Obviously, these things wouldn't do any good if you were close to the blast, but if you were maybe 10 miles away they would've been useful.

[@r.l.t.hendricks8255]

I remember these ads and yeah they scared us, but so does driving I-5 at rush hour! It is interesting to read the comments of people who don't have any idea what we lived through. There were no personal computers, hell there were many areas that had no phones!! [the landline version] We lived less than 100 miles from a nuclear testing site so there was additional concern that the site would be bombed. But to scoff and laugh because you "think" you know more today than we did then is ridiculous. What is also glaring are the number of comments herr that indicate the government can't be trusted and I will bet you that more than 50% of those posters voted for the present day socialist who wants total control. I was afraid of a nuclear war as a child which was avoided thanks to both Kennedy and Khrushchev, as an adult I fear we will soon be rounded up and exterminated.....at least the "duck and cover" version left you with some hope!

[@8800081]

1:55 *OH, PLEASE!* first The Flash sets your walls on fire then the blast blows them into the next County and you end up sitting in a cement coffin with no roof waiting for The Fallout to rain down on you! Yeah, the guy with the geiger counter couldn't just walk around the outside of the house, they might be harboring some illegal radioactive fallout inside the house, better go in there and check.

[@thecoolguy7403]

it helps if you are far enough away

[@s0upc0r3]

“what do they mean by radioactive mist” good god the sass that little girl has is amazing lmao

[@raiders559]

Mr.Pool

[@sxynightelf]

Where are the stimpacks , rad-x and Rad away???

[@spagootest2185]

In the year 2077 A.D.

[@justinbltn]

How paranoid must you be to jump out of a couch that fast just as you see a flash of light?

[@snakes3425]

Uh wouldn't the EMP pulse caused by the bomb also fry the electronic componants of the battery radio too??

[@KillerPikmin]

04:24 "HOLY SHIT A NUCLEAR BOMB!! JESUS CHRIST, DUCK AND COVER!!! Oh, hey Susie, how are you doing here?" ... "Okay, I guess."

[@DaytonaRoadster]

@snakes3425 na, those old vacuum tube radios are damn near bullet proof...these are the days before the microchip/integrated circuit, which easy get fried by EMP

[@wtfbuddy1]

Just imagine doing a civil defense test now a days - kids would loose it

[@GaryCameron]

Now the kids do the same thing, except the enemy is now a psychotic mass shooter

[@rapman5363]

The kids?? The adults would be the first ones to freak out. Damn boomers have had such coddled lives they’d lose their shit.

[@NickVenture1]

Nice

[@seansaccount101]

Wow...nice vintage video in HD...sweet...we need all the Coronet Films in HD... ...thanks for the up

[@komattaa]

Duck and Cover's voice.

[@Hyreia]

Um... plastic container holding radioactive material causing Geiger counter to register? That's not exactly safe to be huddled around, is it?

[@Marpeng]

NEVER forget to close the curtains in case of nuclear attack.

[@rudra62]

Yeah. Polyester and fiberglass drapes will save you, as will aluminum blinds!

[@tokern93]

"Say Mr Franklin, is that a pen on your coat there?" random question ._.

[@peeweecx]

they kinda underestimate the power and lethalness of the bomb - ''If an atomic detonates near you, and you have an umberella on your person, be sure to point the umberella in the direction of the blast and you should fine.''

[@ronalddaub7965]

I always thought it was fun when the red horns went off and we got to run into the Hall

[@z250B]

Everything, even the streets are so clean

[@johnparker4538]

These measures could well save your Iife. Whether that would in reality be a good thing is debatable. Maybe the ones at ground zero would be the lucky ones.

[@rudra62]

I've always considered that it would be best to be at ground zero and vaporized in nanoseconds. No suffering. That's why I've chosen to live near expected high-value targets as an adult. So far so good. Being retired between NORAD and SAC, I have to say that ICBMs make good neighbors.

[@SigEpBlue]

Haha, that's a Radium watch on that boy near the beginning! It somehow throws off the narrator's claim that the sample is "harmless".

[@sammyhooligan803]

Is it ok to call blue paint color s

[@NickB1967]

Believe it or not, civil defense in the 1950's was less irrational than it seems now. The only way to deliver atom bombs back then was the bomber, and the Soviets had prop-driven "Bear" bombers, which would take many hours to get to the USA and most were quite likely to be shot down beforehand. So it was possible that few enough bombs would hit the USA to make Civil Defense realistic. The era of hundreds of 1/2 hour ICBMs, which made civil defense pointless, did not begin until the mid 1960s.

[@graysonhigh]

@Defdigital9 You're only "turned to dust" at ground zero. Radioactivity and debris can go as far as 300 miles, AND theres a shockwave. So this video is very relevant.

[@GaryCameron]

Those radioactive watches... Unthinkable today, especially for kids

[@mrs2691]

Your smoke detectors would do the same thing. The geiger they are using is very sensitive, and theres lots of stuff around your home that would set it off

[@space_ghost_calamari4468]

The only other time I have ever seen that much plaid was today in Portland Oregon.

[@1234Mirin]

Best advice is to have a supply of morphine avilable never mentioned..

[@BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

What's up with the Hitchcock's Psycho into?

[@ZakWolf]

At 2:17, that's the same nuclear bomb test they used footage of at the end of the SpongeBob episode "Dying for Pie!"

[@lvl69engineer]

@LunarcatDandelion Why not start by using the credits that they displayed at the start of the film? You should be able to get more specific information by doing a simple google search after that.

[@basicallysnake]

6:13 anyone talking about how the kid jumped over that thing?

[@flowerpower111]

2:14 they forgot about the blast, what protects us from the blast???

[@masoudnabi7723]

What's good Mrs. Kim

[@AdamSteidl]

What's my job? I repair recreational vehicles, the first things to blow away, so in the event of atomic annihilation, I'm on vacation, in hell.

[@DennisCambly]

we did not realize we were kindling wood under our desks at school.

[@6motion6]

Hey! I want contacts w/nuclear symbols printed on them.

[@hobbyhermit66]

I want a bomb/fallout shelter sooo bad. Completely stocked with board games like Chinese checkers, Aggravation, Sorry, and Kerplunk. Some food would be ok too. OK. I was kidding about the games, but I do want a shelter.

[@rudra62]

Yeah. It would be handy in case of some more survivable disasters, such as tornados.

[@shananagans5]

@B3N1706 Exactly. Lots of people seem to believe an atomic blast means certain death. Lots of people in Japan survived for many yrs after the bombs were dropped. Not to mention all the GIs that observed blasts. Yea, it increases chances of cancer later but correct action before & after a blast can increase survival rates drastically if you are not at ground zero.

[@rudra62]

I've spent my entire adult life living somewhere between NORAD and SAC - or very close to one of those. I'd prefer to not consider surviving a nuclear war to be killed off by the survivalists.

[@shananagans5]

@@rudra62 lol No doubt. My father was an engineer (guidance and tracking systems) We lived in the Springs for a few years back in the 70s.

[@seansaccount101]

Please post more vintage video in HD

[@Jdog13425]

6:06 The dude in the black jacket in GONE!!!!!

[@VS24AT]

check your cell phone, kids, see how hot it is

[@mrs2691]

There were even a few survivors close to ground zero.

[@INTERESTINGVIDEOS4AL]

You too, can have the sign of the Atom in your eyes... Just look at one!

[@snakes3425]

@darkriku2464 Doesn't surprise me, Fallout 3 is based on the world these old films were portraying

[@DigitalLazarus]

Radiation safety happens after one minute? Yeah.

[@codgamer342]

funny how theres a body armer ad next 2 the vid

[@Josh_Funnell]

07:09 best reaction I've ever seen.

[@basicallysnake]

My dumb ass imagined a slide whistle playing when he did that For modern people, timestamp is 7:09

[@elserranito6422]

Who knew that back then they needed the ad revenue too

[@MrKillJoy200]

@FatCaps420 What do you expet? this was in 1951!

[@aileenwagner2576]

Didn't think about shedding outer garments when running for shelter. But I do know only shampoo ur hair afterwards, because conditioner will attract radiation like a magnet. Sad that this is the kind of world we live in tho.

[@joehnunya]

Practice to burst into flames and conversion to radioactive ash. 7 miles from a major metro area.

[@Honno0451]

Agreed.

[@TransGurlGamer]

Hello, Vault Tec Calling lol

[@1990supersonic]

Probably but these videos were made to make people feel safe and like they had a chance. Leaves people happier even if its false

[@pmoser98]

War... war never changes.

[@kingstonlillyvaea892]

WW3 starts: Boy: "say is that a pen on your coat"

[@juanitogonzalez32]

These type of videos where just to make folks feel safe lol , they woudlve been all dead

[@mec2069]

I feel safer already

[@yamiarisu49]

At 8:54 Ted should have don this: *hears knock* "Susan, keep the pistol with you as I take the shot gun. It might be a zombie out there,"

[@dementedweasel1]

You need at least a level one Gun Nut perk. If not just use a swatter.

[@SarahSimmonstimeywimeyboymax]

@liam odonnell they were at work

[@funkyflurry88]

HOLY CRAP THROW THE BOOK AND LEAP OFF THE COUCH LIKE A BOSS

[@mshroye2]

Unfortunately we see that this advice wasn’t followed in the TV movie the day after

[@Ronbo710]

Matt Damon had he not met Ben what's his name 4:23

[@stephaniefournet9819]

If this happened to me I would have heart attack!