How America abandoned
true defense

"Upon the first warning: Stay clear of all windows … Loosen necktie, unbutton coat and any other restrictive clothing," read a bygone era's popular poster warning of nuclear attack. "Remove glasses, empty pockets of all sharp objects such as pens, pencils, etc. Immediately upon seeing the brilliant flash of nuclear explosion, bend over and place your head firmly between your legs. Then kiss your butt goodbye."

That cynical advice is even more appropriate for Americans today -- since the last vestiges of the nation's fledgling civil defense system have been purposely destroyed and abandoned by the federal government.

Would shelters -- like America once had all over the country -- actually allow millions to escape the ravages of nuclear attack? Without a doubt.

In Sunday's edition of WorldNetDaily, co-founder and Senior Editor Elizabeth Farah – whose groundbreaking reporting on civil defense is featured in the January edition of WND's Whistleblower magazine, an issue titled "AMERICA DEFENSELESS" -- tells interviewer Geoff Metcalf how America intentionally abandoned the life-saving civil defense program it once had started.

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In the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many residents survived the initial blasts with few if any injuries. But two weeks later, those seemingly unhurt civilians were dying of what were recorded as the "uncanny effects" of the bombs -- radiation poisoning.

"Many literally crawled out of the wreck of their homes relatively uninjured," explained Army expert Philip Morrison to a Senate committee months later. "But they died anyway. They died from a further effect … of radium-like rays emitted in great number from the bomb at the instant of the explosion. This radiation affects the blood-forming tissues in the bone marrow. … The blood does not coagulate, but oozes in many spots through the unbroken skin, and internally seeps into the cavities of the body."

This is the prescribed form of death for millions of Americans when the nation is attacked with nuclear weapons. There's no choice, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide – except for government officials. The federal government has maintained a system of shelters for key government personnel and their families.

Read the entire interview with Elizabeth Farah in Sunday's edition of WorldNetDaily.

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