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1955 ... and the winner is !
... dirt; lots and lots of dirt! That's the best way to ride out a nuclear blast. This is probably aftermath of one of the fifteen 'shots' during "Operation Teapot" during 1955 at the Nevada proving...
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1952 ... portrait of President Eisenhower by Norman Rockwell
... don't mess with Ike! all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!
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... new views for the B-47 'Stratojet'
... this is my artwork. My goal is to provide new visions of various aircraft and fill in the gaps left by early and inadequate photo technology. Prints, posters, t-shirts, mugs etc. etc. can be...
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1951 ... cute little 'Bristol' 171 (UK)
... helicopters just became operational at the end of WWII.After that they couldn't develop them fast enough or build quick enough to keep up with the demand. Been like that ever since!
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"... we will be in control!"
...after the smoke clears and you emerge from your shelter; it will be these five determining who gets food and water and who is left for the Atomic Zombies and the Giant Mutant Cockroaches! all images...
View Article1962 ... 'The Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis'
okay- so it's not the complete story of the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it's at least the 1st of what may be 3 reels. Great stuff in somber tone and narration.Boy, history sure looked great in black and...
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... A Tour of Atomic New Mexico (NYTimes)
Fun little number from the Travel Desk of the New York Times...https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/04/travel/new-mexico-atomic.html?smid=url-share
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... J. Robert Oppenheimer (cartoon)
... it seems that the mysterious 'J' at the front of his name actually stood for Julius. When asked about it he would laugh and tease that it "stood for nothing!" Did he think it sounded too Jewish...
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1959 ... 'Fallout: When and How to Protect Yourself'
... time to put some popcorn on the 'ol uranium cooker! A lot of these Cold War education films felt obligated to scare everyone into paying attention with some weird scary music at the start!
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Face of the Cold War ... Korean War
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1952 ... 'Song of the End of the World'
Take a LISTEN.. no doubt this is the most eerie sound ever devised by man. Even today, when they test the 'tornado sirens' I still check my watch and the day to be sure it is the scheduled test. For a...
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1952 ... Avro 'Vulcan' UK
LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-history-of-the-avro-vulcan-bomber
View Article... Hollywood blows up the world again (almost)!
Look at modern mythology and the blending of myth and fact. The specter of nuclear war has to be the most dark, and ominous theme. Before 1945 the office of the President of the United States was one...
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1958 ... double '6's
...brought into service 1958-59 two seat F-106B Convair 'Delta Dart'. wiki all images - Right Click - Open in New Window or Tab = super size!
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... Git-R-Done!
Soviet workers utilize a leftover Mig-15 fighter jet to clear snow from railroad tracks near Moscow. My Eastern Bloc friends would heartily applaud!
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