During the Cold War, Nuclear War was a real threat. However, we have a few films in our Archive that prove that if you just follow a few safety precautions, you would have nothing to fear!   One such film is from our Convair Film Archive, and was filmed at their San Diego plant.  This film shows how one can survive a nuclear attack and details the safety measures and procedures Convair has in place in case of attack.

Another movie features famed journalist Edward R. Murrow to explain what a simulated attack on New York by "enemy" aircraft with nuclear weapons could occur. This film actually was made to recruit volunteers to work as enemy aircraft spotters in the Civil Defense Administration.

Luckily, the scenarios portrayed in this videos never came to pass. But the fears portrayed in them are kept safe in our Film Archive which we are digitizing and placing out YouTube.  Our Channel has over 5,000 films from our archive on it, and it is not all doom and gloom!  Check out our films here, and if you survive the Atomic bomb, there is certainly much here to inspire you!

To learn more about these fascinating films, click here: https://sandiegoairandspace.org/collection/item/artifact-spotlight-atomic-safety-films