let's face it the threat of hydrogen bomb warfare is the greatest danger our nation has ever known and i'm a jet bombers carrying nuclear weapons can sweep over a variety of routes and drop bombs on any important target in the united states the threat of this destruction has affected our way of life in every city town and village from coast to coast the is a sign of the time job and where ever you want what will you'll do what will happen to you let's face it your life the fate of your community on the fate of your nation waiting your area as director civil defense will teach you how to take care of yourself your family and neighbors how to get official instructions and act according to plan in time of  as the no centers for dispatch of organized assistance to disaster areas from outside the target districts every preparation is being made to deal with emergency conditions which would be created by enemy attack to provide for communication with the public during an actual attack broadcasting industry on the federal government develop their system permits the broadcasting of official news and civil defense instructions without helping enemy navigators find our cities by following radio beams the colorado frequencies are six forty and twelve forty on your standard radio dial hazard unique to nuclear warfare is radioactive fallout  on heard an older less substance going to only be detected with sensitive instruments special training is necessary for radiological safety experts their duties will be to check radiation levels in both damaged and probable fallout areas sufficient warning time could be obtained by early detection of approaching enemy aircraft withdrawal from key targets cities or fallout areas may be ordered by local civil defense authorit s of survival is inherent in all of our national survival requires that each one of us share of the responsibility there is work to be done and each must cooperate opportunities for training with the red cross and other groups are everywhere the combined efforts of many trained individuals are needed to make several defense forceful reality training is invaluable in preparation for enemy experience in paris disasters has proved the value of advanced training and the need for more stockpiling of emergency food supplies medicines and other critical items to care for the injured and the homeless however it was they are some power of atomic energy as demonstrated in wartime use that brought to sharp focus the new problems concerning human survival and the urgent need for a civil defense program based on facts about the atomic bomb opportun also included are scientific experiments by the atomic energy commission military projects for the air force army and navy and defense status for the federal civil defense administration primarily concerned with the effects of nuclear weapons on cities industries and people the tremendous of facts that he didn't blast on modern structures raise important questions concerning their dura village and safety likewise the amount of damage done to our industrial potential will have a serious effect upon our ability to recover from an atomic attack transportation facilities are vital to our modern city the nation's lifeblood good because if it's traffic arteries were severed these questions are of great interest not only to citizens in metropolitan centers but also to those in rural areas who may be in a danger zone because of radioactive fallout from today's larger weapons we could get many of the answers to these we could study the effects of damage over a wide area under all conditions and plans double defensive measures accordingly such a gigantic undertaking is not feasible instead we build representative  a city like no other on the face of the earth home neat and clean and completely furnished that will never be occupied bridges massive girders of steel spanning the empty desert railway tracks that lead to nowhere for this is the end of the line but every element in these tests is carefully planned as to its design and location in the area of variety of materials and building techniques are often represented in a single every brick beam and board will have a story to tell when pieced together these will give some of the answers and some of the information we need to survive in the nuclear age at varying distances from ground zero the point of detonation your most experimental elements are assembled underground structures and facilities are various types play their part in duplicating the complexity of the modern setting the vast research program includes before leaving the test area final check is made on the multitude of instruments and technical devices which were recorded a variety of blaspheme naaman are for future study now with all the elements and plays out that he is complete from payoff for months of planning and preparation on the part of the atomic energy commission the military services civil defense and other terrorist agencies as part of an experiment to observe the phenomenon of atomic detonation of close hand military personnel and defense officials begin within a few miles of ground zero after a final briefing from the officer in charge just before age our men disappear into their foxhole every precaution has been taken for their safety they're told to crouch low shield their eyes and remain down until the signal to rise is given now the moment of greatest  from studies of ruins and damage such as this we've got to hard to combine knowledge that helps us form rules for so viable in modern warfare while only atomic bombs are tested in the vat and the results can be scaled for the larger far more powerful thermo nuclear weapon a hydrogen bomb will destroy a greater area than the atomic bomb and will release more dangerous radioactive materials but the problems of rescue are caused by blast and fire along the periphery of damage remain the same in these fringe areas civil defense training can save many lives and damage from secondary fires and help establish emergency facilities now in a helicopter the radiological safety man measures the amount of radiation readings indicate safety for human beings the troops are led in for a tour of the area by double checking with geiger counters every inch of the ro is only by investigating and experimenting that we got the facts to keep our military and civil defense program up to date and the fact is every bit of twisted steel makes its contribution black and develop and grow even as the forces that threaten our exist so until men of goodwill have turned this last summer our peace let us recognize the threat to our way of life