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Atomic bomb instruction card

  • 1950

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Informational card printed by the United States government outlines what to do before, during and after the detonation of a nuclear bomb with the verso explaining the effects of an atomic bombing.

The aftermath of World War II resulted in a global nuclear arms race heightening fears of a potential nuclear attack on United States soil.

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“Atomic Bomb Instruction Card.” United States: United States. Government Printing Office, 1950. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4x51hk28f.

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