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In reply to the discussion: School lockdown drill (active shooter) [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,059 posts)41. I was certainly very aware of the risk of nuclear war
as someone who was pre-teen in that era. I was aware of preparing our root cellar as a place to stay in the event nuclear war happened, of my parents purchasing food that they could safely store in the cellar in case we needed to stay there for a while. I was also aware that we were a fraction of a degree off from a SAC base (which would likely be an early hit) - and that if the aim was off we might be a direct hit.
Even at that age, I had seen images from Hiroshima and Nagasaki - and knew the capabilities of nuclear bombs.
You may not have been aware, understood much, or have heard much - but I was - and I did.
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I remember hiding under my desk to protect me from Russian nukes in the late 50's ...
IggleDuer
Sep 2019
#7
Thing was, tho....they did not have weekly news and video of nukes dropping on schools
dixiegrrrrl
Sep 2019
#24
sorry you feel that way. I want ALL of my students to live BUT I also want to live
demtenjeep
Sep 2019
#25