The thought of having to live in a fallout shelter is simply depressing. People throughout the Cold War feared that they would have to bury themselves in dark hole and live there for up to two weeks until they thought the fallout had passed. People were extremely worried about this terrible situation, that never occurred, making the years during the Cold War extremely dark and full of anxiety.
“The political and nuclear strategist who devised the Gaither Report put together a system of Civil Defense primarily designed not to save lives, but to pretend to save lives and to show Americans that their government was concerned for their safety.” (Garrison, 86).
Watch this video to see the darkness that was brought on by Civil Defense warnings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw-0skuQSnU
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