Hmm ... I was 5 at this time. My dad was working for Honeywell avionics and we were moving from contract location to contract location (Lockheed in LA, McDonnell/Douglas in St Louis, White Sands Proving Ground in Alamogordo, NM). In 1960 we moved to Germany as they were building the F-104 for NATO. I don't remember any mention of the nuc…
Hmm ... I was 5 at this time. My dad was working for Honeywell avionics and we were moving from contract location to contract location (Lockheed in LA, McDonnell/Douglas in St Louis, White Sands Proving Ground in Alamogordo, NM). In 1960 we moved to Germany as they were building the F-104 for NATO. I don't remember any mention of the nuclear threat but I do remember how upset people were when the Berlin wall construction was started (it was on TV a lot). By the time we got back to the US in '64, the duck'n'cover thing was waning. I do remember at least one drill in grade school in '64 or '65.
Some of the idea may have come from US servicemen that saw or experienced the backyard bomb shelters in London. Those actually were used and worked.
Hmm ... I was 5 at this time. My dad was working for Honeywell avionics and we were moving from contract location to contract location (Lockheed in LA, McDonnell/Douglas in St Louis, White Sands Proving Ground in Alamogordo, NM). In 1960 we moved to Germany as they were building the F-104 for NATO. I don't remember any mention of the nuclear threat but I do remember how upset people were when the Berlin wall construction was started (it was on TV a lot). By the time we got back to the US in '64, the duck'n'cover thing was waning. I do remember at least one drill in grade school in '64 or '65.
Some of the idea may have come from US servicemen that saw or experienced the backyard bomb shelters in London. Those actually were used and worked.