SURVIVAL UNDER ATOMIC ATTACK KILL THE MYTHS Atomic weapons will not destroy the earth. Atomic bombs hold more death and destruction than man ever before has wrapped up in a single package but their over-all power has very definite limits. Not even hydrogen bombs will blow the earth apart or kill us all by radioactivity. Doubling bomb power does not double destruction. Modern A-bombs can cause heavy damage 2 miles away but doubling their power would extend that range only to 2½ miles. To stretch the damage range from 2 to 4 miles would require a weapon more than 8 times the rated power of present models. Radioactivity is not the bomb's greatest threat. In most atom raids, blast and heat are by far the greatest dangers that people must face. Radioactivity alone would account for only a small percentage of all human deaths and injuries, except in underground or underwater explosions. Radiation sickness is not always fatal. In small amounts radioactivity seldom is harmful. Even when serious radiation sickness follows a heavy dosage there is still good chance for recovery. SIX SURVIVAL SECRETS 1. Try to get shielded. If you have time, get down in a basement or subway. Should you be caught out-of- doors, seek shelter alongside a building or jump in any handy ditch or gutter. 2. Drop flat on ground or floor. To keep from being tossed about and to lessen chances of being struck by falling and flying objects, flatten out at the base of a wall or at the bottom of a bank.