This is one of the many sources of media covering the escalating conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War. With newspapers being a dominant source of information throughout the United States, and televisions becoming another popular source of news, information regarding the Cold War was being consumed at extremely high level, with almost everyone having access to it. However, this effortless consumption of information only contributed to the mass amounts of paranoia and fear being spread across the United States, as more and more people began to understand how close they were to witnessing a nuclear war between the two superpowers. While headlines such as the one depicted served to inform the public, news of these events only illustrated to many Americans that the threat of nuclear war would continue to loom over their heads. The simple and mass consumption of information also contributed to civil defense films, such as the previous Duck and Cover film, becoming a common tool for the government to use in helping to educate people on what to do in case of an attack. Ultimately, media outlets such as newspapers and televisions helped to spread paranoia and the constant fear of a nuclear attack throughout the United States, as news regarding the continued development of nuclear weapons was repeatedly reported.