ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

At the time most people had very limited knowledge of the effect of nuclear weapons. Parts of the government wanted the public to think that survivability of a nuclear attack at the time was much more likely and probable than the reality that then existed. At the behest of these government agencies, advice like this was typical of what the media were publishing at the time.

At the time most people had very limited knowledge of the effect of nuclear weapons. Parts of the government wanted the public to think that survivability of a nuclear attack at the time was much more likely and probable than the reality that then existed. At the behest of these government agencies, advice like this was typical of what the media were publishing at the time.