Record #:

21771

Author(s):

Blazich, Frank A., Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines the North Carolina Civil Defense Agency (NCCD) and its actions from October to December 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the crisis, the NCCD identified, provided, and supplied fallout shelters to the North Carolina population which validated the state's civil defense program.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 86 Issue 1, Jan 2009, p59-93 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civil defense--North Carolina; Cuban Missile Crisis