Cold War Massachusetts
eBook - ePub

Cold War Massachusetts

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eBook - ePub

Cold War Massachusetts

About this book

Massachusetts played a pivotal role during the Cold War era. In 1957, the Strategic Air Command established the Notch Bunker, a three-story hardened facility built into the Holyoke Mountain Range near Westover Air Force Base. The state led the nation with a groundbreaking $3 million underground Emergency Operations Center in Framingham, dedicated on November 16, 1963, designed to run state government post-nuclear blast, capable of withstanding a twenty-megaton missile explosion within three miles. In 1964, AT&T constructed a forty-thousand-square-foot underground bunker in Chesterfield, built for both military and civilian purposes, intended to resist nuclear, biological and chemical attacks. By 1966, there were a total of 6, 623 fallout shelters in Massachusetts.

Utilizing vintage photographs and maps, local author Joshua Shanley explores the state's bunkers, bases and missile silos and their impact on current emergency planning.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781540265982
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. Part I. Civil Defense and Military Preparedness
  9. Part II. Modernization and Challenges
  10. Part III. Key Figures and Events
  11. Part IV. Politics, Media and Public Perception
  12. Conclusion
  13. Bibliography
  14. About the Author

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