LAWRENCE — In American schools of the 1950s and ‘60s, students were taught to dive under their desks, crouch with their knees near their chests and to cover their heads with their hands. These “duck ...

In the July 14 Berkshire Eagle, there was an interesting article on nuclear bombs. The only two ever used in war were dropped by the United States in August 1945 on Japan which brought an end to WW II ...

I vaguely remember the “duck and cover” drills at my public grammar school. I do remember it was quite a hoot ducking under my table and, for a few moments, sticking out my tongue and exchanging funny ...

An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of ...

I first heard the phrase “security theater” a few years ago from Patrick Smith, an airline pilot who writes about his industry with an inside edge. His meaning—that much of post-9/11 airport security ...