"Soil, Crops, and Fallout from Nuclear Attack," November 1962
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Written during the height of the Cold War, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, this pamphlet instructs farmers how to deal with farm lands and produce affected by a massive nuclear attack. It is written with the assumptions that a nuclear attack would be survivable, and the risks from radioactive contamination and those from food shortages, would need to be balanced.
Written during the height of the Cold War, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, this pamphlet instructs farmers how to deal with farm lands and produce affected by a massive nuclear attack. It is written with the assumptions that a nuclear attack would be survivable, and the risks from radioactive contamination and those from food shortages, would need to be balanced.
Artifact
Publication (Document)
Date Made
November 1962
Creators
United States. Dept. of Agriculture
United States. Government Printing Office
Place of Creation
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.268.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
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