We're really enjoying the new #fallout show, but did you know that the inspirations behind the show were close to becoming reality? From the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis to the U.S. government encouraging people to build their own Fallout Shelter, we explore the chilling details behind nuclear fallout.

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Credit:
Show Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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Narrator:

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