This series of TV commercials, produced by the U.S. Civil Defense office in 1965, uses puppets to illustrate how to prepare for a nuclear attack in a rural area -- from protecting livestock to stockpiling canned goods. While FEMA conducts a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System on November 9, the Atlantic Video channel brings you a selection of archival films about safety through the ages.

For more films from the Internet Archive, visit http://www.archive.org/.

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