In 1950, an animated turtle named Bert taught American children to "duck and cover" in case of atomic attack. Comic yet terrifying, Bert's lessons reflected an abiding national concern with civil ...

The government summons was met almost instantly with comparisons to those Cold War civil-defense programs that now strike us as relics of an hysterical age. “Duct and Cover,” the headlines gibed.

In the "duck and cover" years of the Cold War, ... It’s time to admit to our citizens that the civil defense system which they must depend on for their safety is still stuck in the ’50s.

During the height of the Cold War there were more than 250 civil defense siren towers, which, when activated, were supposed to alert people about a coming Russian attack so they could find shelter.

Duck and cover: civil defense in Minnesota, 1950–1974 by Dave Kenney 08/18/2015 08/18/2015. ... The state’s Cold War-era civil defense program unofficially ended during the 1970s, ...