Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index
The shadow of death -- Bunker mentality -- Ready or not -- The looking glass -- Politics and strategy -- Children of the Cold War
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"Awaiting Armageddon provides the first in-depth look at this crisis as it simmered outside of government offices, where ordinary Americans realized their government was unprepared to protect itself or its citizens from the dangers of nuclear war." "In her examination of the public response to the missile crisis, the author reveals cracks in the veneer of American confidence in the early years of the space age and demonstrates how the fears generated by Cold War culture blinded many Americans to the dangers of nuclear war until it was almost too late."--Jacket
Awaiting Armageddon.
Civil defense-- United States-- History-- 20th century
Cold War-- Social aspects-- United States
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962-- Public opinion
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962-- Social aspects
Nuclear warfare-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century
Public opinion-- United States-- History-- 20th century