Featuring Leo Hoegh, the director of the Office of Civil Defense, this historic film discusses the Cold War situation and what might happen if the "forces of Communism" were arrayed against the "forces of Freedom." To counter this threat the United States has arrayed many early warning systems including the DEW Line and NORAD, fallout shelters, counter-strike weapons -- and huge stockpiles of medical, engineering and other supplies buried in underground bunkers. The film makes clear that the survival of every family in a nuclear disaster will rest with individuals, since "the strange menace of fallout" might make it impossible for aid to be delivered by government entities. The film shows a fallout shelter with fully stocked shelves of canned goods, intended to ensure two weeks of survive for a typical family. In this way, national security was equated with personal responsibility.

This film also shows early Univac computers in use at the 8 minute mark.

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