




Whereas the original version opens with a lengthy speech concerning the danger of fallout radiation, this film opens with a curt narrator announcing "Briefly, a few facts about fallout" before a scrolling message admits that blast and fire would likely kill millions during a nuclear attack. As part of the overall goal of demystifying fallout, the narrator stresses radiation erupting from the sun is showering Earth continually, resulting in the occasional sunburn. The pervasiveness of this natural "background" radiation is shown onscreen as bright streaks of light flashing through scenes of everyday life. While humanity has lived with this presence since the dawn of time, medicine and industry have harnessed radiation for the advancement of mankind. Even with the benefits being reaped by science, however, radiation still presents a danger when it comes in the form of fallout, the deadly residue of atomic explosions.




References
1. Fallout Protection: What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack. United States Government Printing Office, 1961.
2. Office of Civil Defense. 1967 Annual Report. United States Government Printing Office, 1967. 89.
3. Department of the Army. Audiovisual Catalog: Photo Devices, Graphics, Audiovisual. 1986. 91.
4. A Briefing on Civil Defense. Office of Civil Defense. Motion Picture. 1969.