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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Graff, Garrett M., 1981-     Subjects     Civil defense -- United States -- History.     Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.     Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Military planning -- United States.     Nuclear warfare.     Nuclear warfare -- Government policy.     Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects.     Fallout shelters.     Cold War.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Graff, Garrett M., 1981-       by title:      Raven Rock : the sto...       by call number:      363.350973 G736r     Search the Web     Graff, Garrett M., 1981-     Civil defense -- United States -- History.     Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.     Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Military planning -- United States.     Nuclear warfare.     Nuclear warfare -- Government policy.     Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects.     Fallout shelters.     Cold War.       MARC Display

Raven Rock : the story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die / Garrett M. Graff. by Graff, Garrett M., 1981- Simon & Schuster, 2017. Call #: 363.350973 G736r Subjects Civil defense -- United States -- History.   Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.   Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States -- History.   Military planning -- United States.   Nuclear warfare.   Nuclear warfare -- Government policy.   Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects.   Fallout shelters.   Cold War. ISBN:  9781476735405 (hc.) 9781476735429 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Description:  xxv, 529 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-505) and index. Contents:  Project S-1 -- Mr. Rance Campbell -- The Beard Lot project -- Apple Jack alert -- The spirit of Camp David -- The New Frontier -- Cuban Missile Crisis -- Angel is airborne -- The Tyler precedent -- The madman theory -- Mount Pony -- The unlikely hawk -- War games -- Designated survivor -- Nine naught eight -- 9/11 -- The days after -- Doomsday prepping. Summary:  "The eye-opening true story of the government's secret plans to survive and rebuild after a catastrophic attack on US soil - a narrative that span from the dawn of the nuclear age to today. Every day in Washington, DC, the blue-and-gold 1st Helicopter Squadron, code-named "MUSSEL," flies over the Potomac River. As obvious as the presidential motorcade, the squadron is assumed by most people to be a travel perk for VIPs. They're only half right: while the helicopters do provide transport, the unit exists to evacuate high-ranking officials in the event of a terrorist or nuclear attack on the capital. In the event of an attack, select officials would be whisked by helicopters to a ring of secret bunkers around Washington, even as ordinary citizens are left to fend for themselves. For sixty years, the US government has been developing secret Doomsday plans to protect itself, and the multibillion-dollar Continuity of Government (COG) program takes numerous forms - from its plans to evacuate the Liberty Bell from Philadelphia and our most precious documents from the National Archives to the plans to launch nuclear missiles from a Boeing 747 jet flying high over Nebraska. Journalist and historian Garrett Graff sheds light on the inner workings of the 650-acre compound (called Raven Rock) just miles from Camp David, as well as dozens of other bunkers the government built its top leaders during the Cold War, from the White House lawn to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado to Palm Beach, Florida, and the secret plans that would have kicked in after a Cold War nuclear attack to round up foreigners and dissidents, and nationalize industries."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 363.350973 G736r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 363.350973 G736r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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