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CBC assesses damage and results of Tocsin B nuclear attack simulation exercise.

Matthew Halton reports from England, 2 days after the D-day invasion of Normandy beaches. He recounts the events leading up to and during that fateful day.

The Emergency Measures Organization tests its cross-Canada evacuation plan (in response to nuclear attack) in 1961.

Peter Gzowski talks to former Diefenbunker employees about their unique jobs inside the government nuclear war bunker.

New York City nuclear bomb shelter salesman explains his job and product in a CBC interview. He claims the shelter can double as a cold cellar, a fire-protected room, or a spare room. The salesman likens his product to just another form of insurance.