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Interview with a Mount Weather Witness

Sat, 06 Jun 2015 15:29:39 +0000

Read our interview with Jack Rosenthal, a man who spent quality time at Mount Weather during the height of the Cuban missile crisis.

New Greenbrier Bunker Story!

Sat, 20 Dec 2014 21:16:56 +0000

Read our exclusive new post on how members of the U.S. congress would have been told where to go in the event of World War III during the Cold War.

A History of Reagan's A Time for Choosing

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:15:54 +0000

Read our new post on the history of Ronald Reagan's Cold War speech, "A Time for Choosing."

The LBJ Speech That Never Was: 11/22/63

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:49:44 +0000

Read about the speech LBJ was scheduled to give in Austin, Texas on the evening of November 23, 1963. Our post also debunks a persistent rumor that the there was a Dallas joke included in the Vice President's remarks.

RITA HAYWORTH ATOMIC PHOTO FOUND!

Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:57:18 +0000

CONELRAD has found the Rita Hayworth atomic bomb image from the Bikini Atoll test. See it here!

The Supreme Court's Cold War Relocation Plan!

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:13:06 +0000

CONELRAD has just published the unusual story of where the Cold War era Supreme Court would have gone in the event of a nuclear war. Read all about it here!

Atomic Singer-Songwriter Tribute

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:43:38 +0000

Read CONELRAD's exhaustive tribute to "Fallout Shelter" singer-songwriter Peter Scott Peters.

Miss Atomic Energy of 1948 is Turning 90!

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 02:05:20 +0000

Read all about Janis Paige, Miss Atomic Energy of 1948, who will be turning 90 next month. The story can be found on CONELRAD Adjacent.

Civil Defense Billboards!

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:12:30 +0000

In 1960 government civil defense planners came up with sample billboard text for the "preattack" and "postattack" environments (evidently, these bureaucrats didn't think anything could keep a good Buick off the road - not even an atomic blast). Read the document here.

Warning Red: History of Maryland's 1956 C.D. Movie

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:22:49 +0000

Read the history behind Maryland's 1956 civil defense film "Warning Red" here. Video clips as well as the entire film are embedded in the post.