Federal Civil Defense

In 1951, the Federal Civil Defense Administration was created in the growing fear of a Nuclear war. The FCDA mainly created public service announcements about the dangers of a nuclear attack. It warned citizens to always be prepared. With a small budget, there was not much the FCDA could really do to protect citizens from a nuclear attack. They were able to build a few fallout shelters for citizens to hide from an atomic explosion. However, in 1958 with the USSR building more and more ICBMs, the Federal Civil Defense Administration became a top priority for American safety. Increased spending led to a larger quantity and an increase of quality of fallout shelters.

Civil Defense Video
This Video was a public service announcement in the 1950s. It was created by the Federal Civil Defense Administration to teach citizens how to protect themselves from a Nuclear attack. The video attempts to put a fun and optimistic spin on a Nuclear explosion in the US