Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads Nike Missles - The Cold War in our Backyard
Schedule
Sun Mar 02 2025 at 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Community United Methodist Church | Virginia Beach, VA
FREE and open to the PublicShortly after World War II, the United States entered into a nuclear arms race with the USSR. Each country amassed huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons with enough power to destroy the other. The ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation had a great impact on American domestic life. Many people built bomb shelters in their backyards. They practiced "duck and cover" drills in schools and other public places. The 1950s and 1960s saw a flood of popular films that horrified moviegoers with depictions of nuclear devastation and mutant creatures. In these and other ways, the Cold War was a constant presence in Americans’ everyday lives. Historian Patrick Hannum has conducted extensive research on local defensive facilities that were active for a decade beginning in 1955.
Where is it happening?
Community United Methodist Church, 1072 Old Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23464-5561, United States,Virginia Beach, Virginia
