Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover is a civil defense film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government’s civil defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing.
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Warning Red (1956)
Produced under the auspices of the Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1956, Warning Red is a little different from the myriad of other Civil Defense films in that it uses a dramatization of an atomic attack and its immediate aftermath to demonstrate the value of being prepared for such an event.
Continue readingQ.E.D. – A Guide To Armageddon – Nuclear War Documentary (1982)
Broadcast in 1982, A Guide to Armageddon was the eighth episode of the first season of the BBC science documentary series, Q.E.D., and demonstrates the effects of a one megaton nuclear bomb being exploded over London. It was written and directed by Mick Jackson, who went on to direct Threads two years later.
Continue readingYou Can Beat The Atomic Bomb (1950)
Another very early (1950), and overly optimistic, film downplaying the dangers of a nuclear attack, but stressing the importance of being prepared.
Continue readingSurvival Under Atomic Attack (1951)
This official U.S. Civil Defense film describes the dangers of an atomic bomb blast, and instructs the public on how to prepare for, and survive, an atomic attack. From 1951.
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