Civil defense in the United States refers to the use of civil defense in the history of the United States, which is the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack and simil
Handbooks, guides, and bulletins showing the variety of opportunities for civilian defense volunteers during WWII
This 1950 atomic bomb information card, meant for US military personnel, describes how in a number of respects an "atomic bomb ("A-bomb") is similar to the effects of a large high explosive ("HE" bomb). While easily misinterpreted as dismissing the post-explosion radiation hazard, the pamphlet mentions the radiation hazard being over after the "debris has stopped falling" because then, the prompt radiation hazard has largely passed. Furthermore, written before the era of the
Civil defense literature such as Survival Under Atomic Attack was common during the Cold War Era.
A Thunderbolt siren in Wisconsin
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In the United States, state defense forces are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized by state and federal law and are under th
Civil defense in the United States
…Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA), both as an independent agency and as a board within the Executive Office of the President State defense forces of individual US states United States Coast Guard Auxiliary…
Members of the Virginia Defense Force and the Virginia National Guard operate a mobile command post.
A Georgia State Defense Force Volunteer passes a sandbag to a Georgia Army National Guard Soldier during a flood preparation mission.
Georgia State Defense Force members help recertify Georgia Army National Guard medics in CPR/AED.
South Carolina State Guard members during pack training.