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Persuaded to Prepare: Rhetoric and a Cold War Fallout Shelter
PERSUADED TO PREPARE: RHETORIC AND A COLD WAR FALLOUT SHELTER By Carol M. Hollar-Zwick Between 1958 and 1962, at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, a Wisconsin physician collected government pamphlets on civil defense, articles from medical journals and news magazines, and other information on radioactive fallout and fallout shelters. He assembled the documents in a three-ring binder, which he stored in the fallout shelter that he designed and had constructed in the back yard of his home in July 1960. The physician responded to a rhetoric of preparation from the federal and state governments and from his profession to prepare for nuclear war, a campaign of persuasive education that stood in for what would have been a tremendously expensive and less-than-guaranteed system of public shelters. Designed to induce American households to build private fallout shelters in their basements and yards, preparedness rhetoric combined fear of death in nuclear attack and assurance of survival through preparation. He was one of few who acted; most Americans throughout the 1950s ignored the government’s exhortations to do the same. The historical contexts of the documents, the way the documents reached the physician, the arguments the documents made, and his response to the arguments are discussed in this thesis. Using historical accounts, archival documents from the Wisconsin Bureau of Civil Defense and the State Board of Health, and bound volumes of medical journals and magazines, I place the binder documents in the historical contexts and rhetorical situations in which they were created and circulated. -
The Effects of Nuclear War
The Effects of Nuclear War May 1979 NTIS order #PB-296946 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-600080 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D C, 20402 — Foreword This assessment was made in response to a request from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to examine the effects of nuclear war on the populations and economies of the United States and the Soviet Union. It is intended, in the terms of the Committee’s request, to “put what have been abstract measures of strategic power into more comprehensible terms. ” The study examines the full range of effects that nuclear war would have on civilians: direct effects from blast and radiation; and indirect effects from economic, social, and politicai disruption. Particular attention is devoted to the ways in which the impact of a nuclear war would extend over time. Two of the study’s principal findings are that conditions would con- tinue to get worse for some time after a nuclear war ended, and that the ef- fects of nuclear war that cannot be calculated in advance are at least as im- portant as those which analysts attempt to quantify. This report provides essential background for a range of issues relating to strategic weapons and foreign policy. It translates what is generally known about the effects of nuclear weapons into the best available estimates about the impact on society if such weapons were used. It calls attention to the very wide range of impacts that nuclear weapons would have on a complex industrial society, and to the extent of uncertainty regarding these impacts. -
Acronyms 10/.22
Acronyms 10/.22: A semi-automatic .22 rimfire rifle made by Ruger 100LL: See Avgas. 11B or "Eleven Bravo": The U.S. Army's MOS for Infantryman. 1911: See M1911. 2A: The Second Amendment 2 Meter: The 144-to-148 MHz Amateur radio band is approximately 2 meters in wavelength so it is called the 2 Meter band. 4GW: Fourth Generation War(fare) 2WD: Two Wheel Drive 4WD: Four Wheel Drive 6 Meter: A VHF amateur radio band from 50 to 54 MHz--approximately 6 meters in wavelength, so it is called the 6 Meter band. 90% Silver: See: Junk Silver. 9/11/01: The radical Islamic terrorist attacks of 9/1/2001 which took 3,000+ American lives. See also: WTC. AA: Depending on context, Antiaircraft or Anachronistic Anomaly. AAA: Depending on context: American Automobile Association, or Anti-Aircraft Artillery. A.A. Flu: Asian Avian Influenza (See also: H5N1 and AAV) AAR: After-Action Report AAV: Asian Avian Virus AB: Ammo Bearer. (From a machinegun or mortar squad.) ABC: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation ABS: Depending on context, anti-lock brake system or asset-backed security AC: Alternating Current ACH: Advanced Combat Helmet ACOG: Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (A tritium scope made by Trijicon) ACP: Automatic Colt Pistol ACT: American College Test. ACU: Army Combat Uniform. The U.S. Army's new "digital" pattern camouflage uniform replacing the BDU. AD: Accidental Discharge ADC: Depending on context AIDS Dementia Complex or Animal Damage Control ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder AEC: Atomic Energy Commission AFAIK: "And For All I Know" AFB: Air Force Base AFRTS: Armed Forces Radio Television Service AG: Depending on context: Assistant Gunner, Attorney General, or Adjutant General. -
Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: the North Carolina Civil Defense Agency and Fallout Shelters, 1961-1963
ABSTRACT BLAZICH, FRANK ARTHUR. Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow: The North Carolina Civil Defense Agency and Fallout Shelters, 1961-1963. (Under the direction of Nancy Mitchell.) From 1961 to 1963, the administration of President John F. Kennedy attempted to create a vast network of public and private fallout shelters across the United States. The North Carolina Civil Defense Agency (NCCD) during this period focused instead on emergency preparedness. Fallout shelters were a façade, providing funding that allowed the NCCD to quietly focus its efforts on emergency preparedness. While the state managed to provide fallout shelters for only eight percent of the population, this failure was not as damning as most scholars have assumed. In fact, the state agency used available federal funding to prepare the state for natural disasters and isolated, minor emergencies. State civil defense officials implemented improvements in communication networks, emergency rescue squads, and the professionalizing of fire and police departments state-wide. Citizens did not criticize the civil defense agency in North Carolina; following the Cuban Missile Crisis, there was no public backlash against the state agency. The crisis, on the contrary, validated the state’s approach to civil defense. By focusing on emergency preparedness instead of investing in fallout shelters, local civil defense agencies were able to operate in accordance with the specific demographic, geographic, and financial needs of the county residents. Most people assume that the fading yellow and black “Fallout Shelter” signs are the only residue of the civil defense program in North Carolina. In fact, the professional development of the state’s rescue squads, police and fire departments harkens back to the efforts of civil defense offices in the early 1960s. -
Fallout Protection : What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack
FALLOUT PROTEC KNOW AND DO From the collection of the Z ^ ^ oPreTinger a V JjJJibrary p San Francisco, California 2008 ,-<?S0fc?^ H-6 DECEMBER 1961 CONCERNING THIS BOOKLET One of the first tasks assigned to me by the President, after I assumed responsibility for the Federal Civil Defense Program last August, was to give the American people the facts they need to know about the dangers of a thermonuclear attack and what they can do to protect themselves. This booklet attempts to provide the facts. ^ The factual information in this booklet has been verified by independent scientific authority, and represents the best con- sensus of the scientific community that we can establish. The booklet also describes the national civil defense program. This program necessarily rests on judgments about what are prudent precautions in the light of our knowledge of what might happen and our evaluation of scientific facts. Judgments may differ. It is my considered judgment that this is a reason- able and prudent program—and that it is the best program we can have, measured against the other priorities of our national life. /^^^S. A^^ yi^. Secretary of Defense WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO How to survive attack and live for your country's recovery The purpose of this booklet is to help save lives if a nuclear attack should ever come to America. The foreign and defense policies of your Government make such an attack highly un- likely, and to keep it unlikely is their most important aim. It is for this reason that we have devoted so large an effort to creating and maintaining our deterrent forces. -
The Establishment of a State Civil Defense Structure: a Problem In
This dissertation has been 62—2130 microfilmed exactly as received DIAMOND, Alfred Eugene, 1915- THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE dV IL DE FENSE STRUCTURE: A PROBLEM IN GOVERN MENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERGOVERN MENTAL RELATIONSHIPS, WITH SPECIAL RE FERENCE TO OHIO. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1961 Political Science, general University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THE ESTABLISHMENT OP A STATE CIVIL DEFENSE STRUCTURE: A PROBLEM IN GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OHIO DISSERTATION Presented In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy In the Graduate School of The Ohio State University by Alfred Eugene Diamond, B.S., M.A. ****** HR-ie Ohio State University 1961 Approved by Adviser Department of Political Science PREFACE Since World War II, and more especially since the United States lost its nuclear weapons monopoly, civil defense has become a subject of vital concern. A funda mental—-if not the most basic— aspect of the subject is the organization of government for civil defense. In a federal system such as the United States, the role of the states is crucial for any program so all-inclusive and important. 11118 study therefore is concerned primarily with the problems involved in establishing an effective governmental structure for civil defense at the state level. To see the problem more concretely, special atten tion has been given to the experience of one state— Ohxo. The civil defense problem is not a temporary phenom enon. In the context of a civilization which has not yet found a way to eliminate war, the mere existence of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, enormously increasing the vulnerability of the United States to military attack, In dicates the need for the establishment of an effective civil defense program as a permanent part of national defense. -
These Americans Are Doing More Than Stockpiling Food and Ammo
→ Mark your confusion. → Purposefully annotate the article (1-2 mature, thoughtful responses per page to what the author is saying) → Write a 250+ word response to the article. “I’m not Paranoid”: These Americans are doing more than stockpiling food and ammo By Kevin Sullivan for The Washington Post on August 27, 2016 (excerpted) Don and Jonna Bradway recently cashed out of the stock market and invested in gold and silver. They have stockpiled food and ammunition in the event of a total economic collapse or some other calamity, commonly known around here in Hayden, Idaho, as "The End of the World As We Know It," or "SHTF" — the day s--- hits the fan. The Bradways fled California, a state they said is run by "leftists and non-constitutionalists and anti-freedom people," and settled on several wooded acres of northern Idaho five years ago. They live among like-minded conservative neighbors, host Monday night Bible study, and fish from their boat. They melt lead to make their own bullets for hunting — or to defend themselves against marauders in a world-ending cataclysm. "I'm not paranoid," said Bradway, 68, a cheerful Army veteran with a bushy handlebar mustache. "But we're prepared." The Bradways are among the vanguard moving to an area of the Pacific Northwest known as the American Redoubt, a term coined in 2011 by survivalist blogger James Wesley, Rawles (the comma is deliberate) to describe a settlement of the God-fearing in a lightly populated territory that includes Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and the eastern parts of Washington and Oregon. -
Favorite Survival Books, SEP-2012 (Any Category: Fiction, Reference, Etc.)
Modern Survival Blog.com Reader Poll: Favorite Survival Books, SEP-2012 (any category: fiction, reference, etc.) Top 15, in order of popularity: with links to Amazon Books for description and reviews Title Author One Second After William Forstchen Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven Patriots James Wesley Rawles Back to Basics: A Complete Guide To Traditional Skills Abigail R. Gehring Last Light Scarrow Lights Out David Crawford When All Hell Breaks Loose Cody Lundin Alas Babylon Pat Frank Bible God Grid Down, Reality Bites Sara Freeman Living Is Forever J Edwin Carter SAS Survival Handbook John lofty Wiseman The Encyclopedia Of Country Living Carla Emery The Rift Walter Williams The Survivalist (series) Jerry Ahern The following 'favorite' survival books are honorable mention In alphabetical order: A Canticle For Leibowitz Mary Doria Russell A New World: Chaos John O'Brien A Wrinkle In The Skin John Christopher After Doomsday Poul Anderson AfterLight Alex Scarrow Aftermath Charles Sheffield Apocalypse Tomorrow Duncan Aquaponic Gardening Bernstein Archery Steps To Success Hayward / Lewis Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand Ball Blue Book Altrista Consumr Products Basic Butchering Of Livestock And Game Mettler, DVM Beneath The City Streets Peter Laurie Black Monday Bob Reiss Black Sun Robert Leininger Blood Crazy Simon Clark Boy Scout Field Manual For The Newbie Boy Scouts Handbook, 1962 - 4th Edition Bug Out Scott Williams Build The Perfect Survival Kit John McCann Complete Book Of Home Preserving Ball Complete Book Of OUTDOOR SURVIVAL J. Wayne Fears Complete Guide To Vegetables, Fruits And Herbs Miracle Gro Country Living Guide Carla Emery Crisis Preparedness handbook Spigarelli Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny Davis Drug Guide For Nurses Judith Hopfer Day By Day Armageddon J L Bourne Day Of The Triffids John Wyndham Death Of Grass John Christopher Deathlands Jack Adrian Deluge Fowler Wright Dies The Fire S. -
Protection of Against Nuclear Attack
LIBRARY 0.3 ^ AUGg8 1962 II. J. »««we: * in/w.ii« BEl.TSViLlL BRANCH PROTECTION OF AGAINST NUCLEAR ATTACK guide for agricultural leaders AgTicOlture Handbook No. 234 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROTECTION OF 3 guide for agricultural leaders Agriculture Handbook No. 234 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE " U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Washington, D.C. 1962 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D.C. - Price 30 cents PREFACE If a nuclear attack were to be made upon the United States, all segments of our population and of our economic structure would be affected. Many of the problems created would be similar if not identical among the various segments. Some of the effects would be peculiar to each segment according to its needs and responsibilities. Thus, agriculture would share the Nation's total difficulty and still be faced with special problems. The United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with other agencies of Federal and State governments, is respon- sible for helping to develop means by which farm people could cope with these special problems for their own protection and to maintain farm production in times of emergency. In fulfilling its responsibility, the Department partici- pates in devising active defense and implementing actual protective programs, in conducting research to provide the knowledge on which these programs are based, and in keeping farm people and agricultural leaders informed about them. One of the major parts of the defense plan being developed against nuclear warfare is aimed at reducing potential hazards from radioactive fallout. -
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AT THE END OF THE WORLD: PREPPING AS ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICE A DISSERTATION by ALLISON FORD Presented to the Department of Sociology and the Graduate School of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy June 2020 DISSERTATION APPROVAL PAGE Student: Allison Ford Title: Environmental Politics at the End of the World: Prepping as Environmental Practice This dissertation has been accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in the Department of Sociology by: Kari Norgaard Chairperson Ryan Light Advisor Matt Norton Core Member CJ Pascoe Core Member Anita Chari Institutional Representative and Kate Mondloch Interim Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Original approval signatures are on file with the University of Oregon Graduate School. Degree awarded June 2020 ii © 2020 Allison Ford iii DISSERTATION ABSTRACT Allison Ford Doctor of Philosophy Department of Sociology June 2020 Title: Environmental Politics at the End of the World: Prepping as Environmental Practice This dissertation explores the practice of prepping, in which individuals and families prepare to respond to emergencies, disasters, or the collapse of society, without relying on social institutions such as the state or market. Based on ethnographic data, including interviews (n=20), participant observation, and analysis of online content (message boards, blogs, and social media), I argue that prepping is an environmental practice because it involves renegotiating the material flows of food, water, energy, waste, and other facets of material life to survive disaster or social collapse. This is related to the idea of risk society. -
American Redoubt, Religion, and the Future of America
FORWARDOBSERVER END OF AN ERA: Redoubts, Regionalism & the Balkanization of America SUMMER 2014 FORWARDOBSERVER ISSUE 009 SUMMER 2014 Samuel Culper EXECUTIVE EDITOR [email protected] Ian Hawthorne ASSOCIATE EDITOR [email protected] Austin Roe ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS ROSS ELDER IAN HAWTHORNE JOHN JACOB SCHMIDT SPARKS31 ROBERT DAKAR SAMUEL CULPER No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without the written consent of the publisher. We do not necessar- ily agree with or advocate the beliefs, expressions, or opinions of the writers or advertisers. Mostly we do, though. FEATUREDCONTENT 08 STATE OF EMERGENCY 14 END OF AN ERA: THE BALKANIZATION Are more terrorist attacks coming to America? An open border and the desire of terrorists to conduct attacks OF AMERICA point to that possibility. BY ROSS ELDER 24 INTERVIEW: JAMES WESLEY RAWLES New York Times Bestselling author and editor of Survival Blog answers our questions on the American Redoubt, religion, and the future of America. BY IAN HAWTHORNE Will shifts in ideology, demographics, and fiscal solvency spell an end to the America era? BY SAMUEL CULPER 38 SECOND VERMONT REPUBLIC The Second Vermont Republic is the secession movement you’ve never heard of; BY IAN HAWTHORNE 20 40 TEXAS NATIONALIST MOVEMENT The Texas Nationalist Movement is fighting to restore their Republic. Here’s why they’re worth your time. BY SAMUEL CULPER 44 SECESSION & THE AMERICAN REDOUBT Secession in the American Redoubt will be a painful one. Here’s why secessionists should think twice. BY SAMUEL CULPER REDOUBTS: A GROWING AMERICAN TREND Redoubts are becoming popular in America. -
A History and Theory of the Post-Apocalyptic Genre In
VISIONS OF AFTER THE END: A HISTORY AND THEORY OF THE POST-APOCALYPTIC GENRE IN LITERATURE AND FILM by BRETT SAMUEL STIFFLEMIRE JEREMY BUTLER, COMMITTEE CHAIR JASON BLACK SUZANNE HORSLEY KRISTEN WARNER FRED WHITING A DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Communication & Information Sciences in the Graduate School of The University of Alabama TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 2017 Copyright Brett Samuel Stifflemire 2017 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT Textual genre criticism and close readings of novels and films reveal that, in addition to chronicling catastrophes’ aftermaths, the post-apocalyptic genre envisions a future world in which traditional apocalyptic ideology is inadequate and unsatisfactory. While the full apocalyptic trajectory traditionally includes an end met by a new beginning, moments of cultural crisis have questioned the efficacy of apocalyptic metanarratives, allowing for a divergent, post- apocalyptic imagination that has been reflected in various fictional forms. The post-apocalyptic genre imagines a post-cataclysmic world cobbled together from the remnants of our world and invites complicated participation as readers and viewers engage with a world that resembles our own yet is bereft of our world’s meaning-making structures. The cultural history of the genre is traced through early nineteenth-century concerns about plagues and revolutions; fin-de-siècle anxieties and the devastation of the First World War; the post- apocalyptic turn in the cultural imagination following the Second World War, the atomic bombs, and the Holocaust; the Cold War and societal tensions of the 1960s and 1970s; late twentieth- century nationalism and relaxation of Cold War tension; and renewed interest in post- apocalypticism following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.