The Cold War Vault

The Cold War Vault


EP38: Lessons in Imagined Disasters, Part 1 - CoG

July 28, 2020

In Part 1 of this series, the Vault looks at early attempts by the U.S. federal government to save itself in the face of nuclear war. What started out as a hopeful scheme was eventually abandoned when the Soviet weapons technology outpaced the ability of the government to survive.