Comments on: I'm trying to recreate a nuclear apocalypse

Question: I'm trying to recreate a nuclear apocalypse

ictow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:35 -0800

I need an audio clip of a nuclear attack warning. Double points go to 50s-style announcer versus EAS computer voice. Triple points go to clips that are free and easy to get. I've got the explosion part, I just need that foreboding warning before it happens. Thanks!

By: crapmatic

crapmatic — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:36 -0800

I saw the Twilight Zone episode "The Shelter" about a month ago and am about 90% sure it has this announcement. It's in the CBS full-length archives... this link may work, but of course YMMV with that session id BS. The synopsis shown there is wrong... it's not UFOs but a nuclear attack.

By: Damn That Television

Damn That Television — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:42:02 -0800

Can you be a little more specific with what you're looking for? Vocal? Siren? Etc.?

Also, I'm not sure that nuclear attacks are preceded by things like vocal warnings -- my dad tells stories of old air raid sirens/klaxons during the height of the Cold War for drills in school, but I've never heard of an announcer. (Not saying it doesn't exist, though.)

By: yeti

yeti — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:51:50 -0800

Here's an announcer describing a warning siren (mp3). More clips here.

Here's a warning siren from 5 miles away. Via.

Not really what you were looking for but it might help.

By: jkaczor

jkaczor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:52:23 -0800

I thought I've heard some backgrounds like this in Ministry (Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste) and Coil (Love's Secret Domain) - they were British rather than US though.

By: ictow

ictow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:53:41 -0800

Good call, Damn That Television. I know that vocal warnings of a nuclear attack don't actually exist; it seems like that would be a dumb thing for the government to do. But I'm hoping to find a fictionalized clip of an announcement that the US is undergoing nuclear attack.

By: hooray

hooray — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:55:53 -0800

Have you tried searching on archive.org? Will something like "Survival Under Atomic Attack" work for you? You'd have to extract the audio portion.

By: hooray

hooray — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:14:48 -0800

Oh! Or maybe you can extract something from Atomic Alert?

By: Rhaomi

Rhaomi — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:27:33 -0800

Fake nuclear attack alert for New York (computerized announcer)

You can extract the audio here.

By: mykescipark

mykescipark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:54:54 -0800

More also at CONELRAD.

By: neuron

neuron — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:27 -0800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Atomic_Cafe