This text presents a survey of the US government's civil defense plans from World War II. It argues that the purpose of federal civil defense was to legitimize deterrence policy and the arms race through false assurances to the masses that they could survive nuclear war.
Bracing for Armageddon.
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Civil defense-- United States.
Nuclear warfare.
Civil defense.
Military policy.
Nuclear warfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Law Enforcement.