WHAT: Brown Bag Lecture Series
HOSTED BY: UNK Department of History
TITLE: “From Missiles to Tornadoes: Civil Defense and the Air Force in Nebraska during the Cold War”
TOPIC: Nebraska played a key role during the Cold War as America’s nuclear frontline. Missile silos and radar stations dotted the state, and Omaha was home to America’s airborne nuclear weapons command. The stakes were high, and everyday Nebraskans faced the grim reality of nuclear war. America’s preparations are often laughed at, but it was these preparations like “duck and cover” that laid the groundwork for how Nebraskans, Americans and the Air Force would face a different but equally terrifying threat: tornadoes.
PRESENTER: Logan Osmera of Big Springs is a graduate student in UNK’s public history master’s program.
TIME: Noon
DATE: Wednesday, June 10
PLACE: Kearney Public Library, 2020 First Ave.
VIDEO: Available on the Kearney Public Library YouTube channel
CONTACT: Nathan Tye, associate history professor, 308.865.8860, tyen@unk.edu