2011 ... say goodbye to the B-53!


... awww! The last of our really big nukes have been dismantled! The venerable B-53 Hydrogen Bombs, built in both air dropped and Titan missile warhead versions, have been removed from stockpile and reduced to pieces and parts. 350 were built between 1961 - 65. The last remaining 50 of these nine megaton 'crowd pleasers' were disassembled at the Pantex plant.  

I hope these guys in the ball-caps know what they're doing and realize that if that thing gets cranky there won't be a living thing left for twenty miles in any direction!


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1953 ... red mystery jet!


1955 ... 'Operation Alert'


... part of the handy top-secret guide to the large scale practice evacuation and relocation of Washington DC brass.
 
Hey! Whose up for a run to the Dairy Queen?



1962 ... fallout shelter shopping!



... Mom and kids check out the latest in prefab shelters; while the salesman explains the thrills of living underground in a converted sewer pipe!


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1961... North American A-5 'Vigilante'


... designed as an aircraft carrier launched nuclear bomber the 'Vigilante' was too much too late for a Navy that was switching it's atomic role to submarines. With long range and 
Mach 2 speed the 156 built were used mainly in a reconnaissance role.

Here's a video to help you learn to fly your North American 'Vigilante'




1951 ... survival in Michigan!


... note: this survival guide was prepared in 1951- before the development and stockpiling of Hydrogen Bombs. Since these 'Superbombs' can be up to 1,000 times more powerful than an old fashioned A-bomb; please do everything a thousand times! 
Thank you.


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1982 ... 'Ohio' Class - Ballistic Missile Submarine





1954 ... TU-16 Tupolev 'Badger'


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-16



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1957 ... 'Operation Survival!'



... Underground World Home Inc.


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... Underground World Homes Inc.



... see posts below for more info.


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