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The threat of nuclear fallout from a hydrogen bomb increased tremendously by the 1960s.
Superpower tension was gravely high and many governments took the inevitable steps to prepare their citizens for the unimaginable.
Civil Defence became a top priority, with many people in the West actively doing their part to construct bomb shelters, stock up on all necessary food items, water and first aid.
Watch: UK Civil Defence film 1964 - Part One, Part Two, Part Three.
Booklets like the one below, issued in Britain, became standard reading material for most families. Think about the following questions:
What were the likely effects of a hydrogen bomb exploding?
Why did Civil Defence become an important issue for nations?
To what extent could citizens protect themselves from the impact of a nuclear fallout?
Do you think that the preparations made contributed more to a person's emotional security than to a real physical security?
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