CONELRAD Alert News Wire

Civil Defense Billboards!

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:12:30 GMT

In 1960 government civil defense planners came up with sample billboard text for the "preattack" and "postattack" environments (evidently, these bureaucrats didn't think anything could keep a good Buick off the road - not even an atomic blast). Read the document here.

Warning Red: History of Maryland's 1956 C.D. Movie

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:22:49 GMT

Read the history behind Maryland's 1956 civil defense film "Warning Red" here. Video clips as well as the entire film are embedded in the post.

CONELRAD'S SEARCH FOR THE DOOMSDAY SCRIPT

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:08:00 GMT

CONELRAD has gotten one step closer to finding the Arthur Godfrey Doomsday Message. Read all about it here!

Mount Weather's Clergy Gap

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:55:17 GMT

Read a newly unearthed government document discussing the need for religious staff at the secret government doomsday bunker, Mount Weather.

CONELRAD Presents Recovered Cuban Missile Crisis Memories

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:19:22 GMT

This month CONELRAD is presenting a series of posts on little known events during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Check out "Cuban Missile Crisis Recovered Memories" at CONELRAD Adjacent.

An Oral History of Mount Weather

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:09:34 GMT

CONELRAD has assembled the most interesting quotations about the super-secret government bunker known as Mount Weather and has posted them here. Find out what would have happened to Lady Bird Johnson if she had tried to breach the perimeter. It wouldn't have been pretty.

CONELRAD's Interview with a Mount Weather Saloon Patron

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:20:43 GMT

CONELRAD has just posted an interview with a man who has had the privilege of tipping a beer mug at one of the most exclusive watering holes on earth: Mount Weather's Balloon Shed Lounge. Read all about it here.

Mount Weather Declassified Documents!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:31:35 GMT

We've just published some very interesting declassified documents concerning the massive government relocation site known as Mount Weather. Check out the post here.

Appreciation of Public Shelter Living: The Story Shelter 104

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:20:05 GMT

CONELRAD's appreciation of the 1964 civil defense film "Public Shelter Living: The Story of Shelter 104" includes an exclusive interview the director, James R. Hartzer. The post also features the entire film. Read the article and view the film here.

65th Anniversary of Gilda Bomb Detonation

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:56:45 GMT

It was 65 years ago (OK, we're a few days late) that the so-called "Gilda" bomb detonated over Bikini atoll. Was movie star Rita Hayworth's image really on that atomic warhead? Read the full story here.