1950 the goverment pamphlet "You Can Survive" became widely avaliable. What was the Topic?

Answer 1

Atomic Bombs

Answer 2

This indeed was the official government advice for surviving and atomic attack and was still in use in the 1970's, it involved such high tech stuff as soaking nespapers in vinegar and sticking them to the windows to prevent the radiation getting in, hiding in basements, building temporary bunkers in the cupboard under the stairs etc.

None of it would have done any good as even then a reasonable sized atomic war head hitting central london would have sizeable effects up to at least Southend.

I believe that most of the government at the time believed that any advice was totally futile, after all they had seen the damage done to Nagasaki and Hiroshima in Japan, most of the ordinary working people of Britain would not have seen the extent of the devastation at the time, as TV was limited and the news programmes just five or ten minutes, there was not extensive coverage.

The leaflet was designed simply to make people feel safe, misleading them into not supporting the CND and other organsiations that had started to spring up.

There were also people that constructed bomb shelters with lead lined walls, this would have been completely ineffective as lead, soft to the touch, can become putty like by being held in the human hand, it is not advised to try this as lead is also highly poisonous and contact with the skin gets lead into the blood stream. The fact is the lead itself would have melted turning the bunker into an oven, so anyone surviving the blast would have been cooked alive.

There is a government underground nuclear bunker just outside Brentwood in Essex this can be visited, I have not yet done so, but I expect you would be able to find a copy of this leaflet on display.

Personally, my advice if you know there is going to be a nuclear strike within about 75 miles of your house, travel to the point that would be the centre of the explosion, sit down, stick your head between your legs and kiss you a**e goodbye, on impact anyone within at least threeto five miles would be instantly vapourised.

Anyone surviving is likely to die a much more horrible death from radiation poisoning.

Those that survive unaffected will starve to death.

Choosing the quickest option sounds right to me

Answer 3

Surviving a nuclear attack. For the most part it was a farce. I well remember the "drop & cover" drills at school.

Answer 4

Bomb shelter.

Answer 5

nuclear attack -- how to surive it