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If you think taking off your shoes at airport security is a hassle, then you probably would

have hated at being a kid in the 1950s and 1960s. They practiced hiding under their school

desks to survive a nuclear blast. They were bombarded on all sides with blandly terrifying

announcements like this from the government. Here is basic information and guidance from the Office

of Civil Defense. Department of Defense, Washington.

In case of nuclear attack against the United States, loss of life would be much less if people are prepared to meet the emergency.

You can give yourself and your family a much better chance of survival and recovery if you understand

the basic hazards of nuclear attack. When a nuclear bomb or missile explodes, four things happen.

First, an intense flash of light. Then, seconds later, the heat wave, followed quickly by a violent

blast wave. And finally, if the weapon

explodes at or near ground level, there will be radioactive fallout. People who happen to be

close to a nuclear explosion in the area of heavy destruction probably would be killed or seriously

injured by the blast or by the heat of the nuclear fireball.

People a few miles away in the fringe area of the explosion probably would also be endangered by blast and heat,

and by fires that might be started by the explosion.

And this one.

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