By 1949, the USSR tests first atomic weapon and a full-fledged arms race is underway. The growing obsession with the Soviet threat and people's fear of it is reflected in the dark movies of this era. Fear of a nuclear holocaust generates a succession of civil defense strategies: blast shelters, the duck and cover campaign, and evacuation routes aided by the Interstate Highway Act of early 1950s. The beneficial as well as the destructive potential of nuclear energy are recognized. Commercial uses of nuclear energy are plotted, although the safety of reactors remains a question.

US History Collection

USSR tests first atomic weapon, arms race, Soviet threat, movies of era, fear of nuclear holocaust, civil defense strategies, duck and cover campaign, fallout shelters, evacuation routes, Interstate Highway Act, beneficial uses of nuclear energy, reactor safety questioned, American Society and Politics after the War

America in the 20th Century, American History, American Studies, The Cold War, Unfinished Nation, The

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