Alex Wellerstein on Twitter: "A few of the rather strange (inappropriate?) figures in a 1973 publication by the DOD's Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.… https://t.co/7flrRYnB9N"

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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

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A few of the rather strange (inappropriate?) figures in a 1973 publication by the DOD's Defense Civil Preparedness Agency.pic.twitter.com/L7A3vlodvW

5:25 PM - 30 Mar 2017

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1. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 30 Mar 2017
  
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  The "Grin and Bear It" cartoon reminds me of this 2001 Tom Toles cartoon about the validity another kind of defense against nuclear weapons:pic.twitter.com/n1KyUkXxnE
  
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1. сука-billed blyatypus‏ @dasbub 30 Mar 2017
  
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1. Machine Planet‏ @Paul91701736 30 Mar 2017
  
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  When "you will all die" is not what your boss wants to see.
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1. Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖) ‏ @NuclearAnthro 1 Apr 2017
  
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  May I be so bold as to ask for citation or a link if available? These are awesome, thanks for sharing.
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1. Andrew‏ @Heterocatalytic 6 Sep 2018
  
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  The three images on the right are the stuff of nightmares. I find the one of the man running away from the fireball especially chilling.
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