Cold War fallout shelter. Interior of a fallout shelter in the USA,around 1957. At this point,in the late 1950s,the Cold War between the USA and the USSR was reaching its peak. Designed for a family,this fallout shelter included a two-week supply of food and water,a battery-operated radio,auxiliary light sources,and first aid,sanitary and other equipment. Following a nuclear strike by the Soviet Union,the family would be able to shelter here until radiation had fallen to safe levels. This shelter was constructed by US Civil Defense personnel |