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President Kennedy launched an ambitious effort to install fallout shelters throughout the United States. These shelters would not protect against the blast and heat effects of nuclear weapons, but would provide some protection against the radiation effects that would last for weeks and even affect areas distant from a nuclear explosion.
In the 1960s (before the town's demise), a gypsum mine 3 mi (4.8 km) west of the plant and abandoned in 1948 was converted into the largest fallout shelter in the county. [3] Most of the buildings of Midland were torn down, and today only foundations remain.
The commission was organized in 1961, originally with nine members. The commission reviewed and coordinated all disaster plans for the County of Los Angeles, cities within the county, special districts, and public authorities that were required to submit plans to the State of California, under the provisions of the State Disaster Act and the California Disaster Office.
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Amazon's hotly anticipated post-apocalyptic series "Fallout" − based on the popular video game franchise that got its start in 1997 − debuted April 10. 'Fallout' fan quick to map vault ...
The dingy, steel fallout shelter was made to protect the leader if disaster struck. And that's not all -- an iconic 1963 photo of Kennedy and his young son reveals a secret door under the Oval ...
The minimum typical protection factor of the fallout shelters in US cities is 40 or more. In many cases these shelters are nothing more than the interior of pre-existing well-built buildings that have been inspected, and following their protection factors being calculated, re-purposed as fallout shelters. [126] [99] [127] [128]
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