Take the above photo, an interior view of a 4,500-lb. How reliable they would have been if put to the test remains a mystery (hopefully forever), but they do show us just how far humanity will go to feel safe in an increasingly unpredictable and dangerous world. The fallout shelter was all the rage during the '50s and '60s, and some of them were quite impressive. While schools ran "duck and cover" drills that sent students huddling beneath their desks (fairly ineffective if the bomb was actually close enough to do damage), many families tried to find more practical protection in the horrible event that a bomb was about to detonate nearby.
A major feature of the Cold War was the looming threat of nuclear strikes and the ever-present sensation of doom that accompanied it.
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