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The Cold War and nuclear arms races in the late forties through the eighties was the impetus of Americans building bomb shelters. They were convinced Russia would bomb America and they could have if Kennedy had not stopped Fidel Castro and the Russians from sending over their nuclear missiles located ninety miles from the US.
Most of the bomb shelters were a joke. They never could have protected the people from the radiation in the air or from the bomb explosion.
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The explosion of an atomic bomb by the soviet union in 1949?
The atom bomb testing done in 1949 by the Soviets was one of five or six others done from 1949 to 1955 or 56. The US discovered it when they saw it in their "spying" on Russia. They knew Stalin had achieved his goal to build an atomic bomb and missiles.
What are the names of the shelters that were built in case of a nuclear war?
In the 60's we called them "bomb shelters."
What did the development of the atomic bomb in 1949 contribute to?
The cold war intensified when the USSR tested their bomb in 1949.
Why where Anderson shelters made?
Anderson shelters were small cheap bomb shelters used in the UK during WWII for air raid protection. They were meant to be erected in the back yard of individual homes.
Where did people sleep when Hitler bombed England?
It was not safe enough for people to sleep up above in the cities during night due to the fact that a bomb could be dropped on the anytime, so the citizens of London had to sleep in The London Underground.
What were bomb shelters made out off?
bomb shelters were made out of corigated iron with mud and grass covering it.
When did us sends atomic bomb?
Hiroshima = Aug 6 1949 Nagasaki = Aug 9 1949
How many backyard bomb shelters were sold per year between 1950 and 1990?
In the US, bomb shelters were a boom in business in the late 1950's and early 1960's; the Eisenhower/Kennedy years. They were hardly spoken of after the mid 1960's. By the late 1960's people often spoke fun of those people (made fun of them) that built those bomb shelters. ALthough no doubt some may still exist, bomb shelters in the US are a thing of the past which ended in the 1960's.
How many people did bomb shelters help in London?
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners used the bomb shelters and survived the Blitz.
Did the government have bomb shelters?
Great Britain definitely had bomb shelters for not only the general populace but also the government during the Blitz.
What was the names of the bomb shelters in World War 2?
a bomb shelter
When did the US efforts to develop a hydrogen bomb intensify?
1949 thru 1950 prompted by USSR atomic bomb test.
What type of shelters did people start building because of the threat of communism?
It wasn't a threat of communism but of the atomic bomb that people built bomb shelters.
How many nuclear bomb shelters are there in the us?
For all practical purposes there are no nuclear bomb shelters in the US. However there are fallout shelters, thousands of them. But they won't help anyone if a bomb detonates over their city. They will only help those in untouched cities survive a few weeks to months until fallout decays to "safe" levels. However few will know how to find one, most of the signs were removed long ago and many had their food and water removed.
The explosion of an atomic bomb by the soviet union in 1949?
The atom bomb testing done in 1949 by the Soviets was one of five or six others done from 1949 to 1955 or 56. The US discovered it when they saw it in their "spying" on Russia. They knew Stalin had achieved his goal to build an atomic bomb and missiles.
Why until 1949 did the US feel it had a superior hold over the USSR?
The US had the atomic bomb, whereas the Soviets did not.
What are the names of the shelters that were built in case of a nuclear war?
In the 60's we called them "bomb shelters."
