Growing up near a naval air station, I enjoyed the monthly air raid drills in school, too. The drills broke the monotony and showed us that more adults cared back then. I also did the Civil Defense Medical Self-Help course in high school.
I’m just calling the drills stupid because getting under your desk with your head down will not save you from a nuclear attack. But I guess at the time I didn’t know that.
I’ve told my kids to have a room with water and a little food in it and plastic to keep air out, and have some iodine on hand. They think I’m nuts.