Duck and cover

Ducking and covering was a method which was taught to be utilised in the event of a nuclear bomb strike. The move involved the literal act of ducking down onto the floor and covering oneself as much as possible when such an event occurred.

An informational film on the method was created by the United States government in 1962, in preparation for a potential nuclear war as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was shown in schools such as Brideport Elementary School.

Tommy Dalton, a student in Edith Harcourt's class at the school, was critical of the method, citing that "hiding under a stupid picnic blanket" would not protect them when Russia dropped the bomb. (COMIC: The Piggybackers)