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Bomb shelters

An artist's rendition of a temporary basement fallout shelter, ca.1957

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

8th in the series.

Bill Leonard and Captain E. R. McClark (?), Technical Specialist for the New York State Commission on Civil Defense, answer questions about bomb shelters: there is no state money to designate bomb shelters, the most practical approach for building a bomb shelter is to hire an engineer, closets are not recommended as shelters.

Leonard and Bernard Gilroy, of the Department of Housing and Buildings, discuss the same: not all hallways are suitable as shelters, keep away from glass, use cellar space if available.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 71814
Municipal archives id: LT1808

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Part of Plan For Survival.

With surprisingly calm moderators, the Plan for Survival series (1950-1951) goes beyond the usual "duck and cover" advisement and into the details of an A-bomb attack, fallout shelters, the Soviet threat, first aid, radiation sickness, and food and water supplies following a nuclear attack. Guests include civilians recounting their survival experiences in wartime, like the missile blitzes in England.

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