Home Nuclear Bomb Shelter, 1961 Nuclear Bomb Shelter Cutaway 1961 This cutaway of a home-based nuclear bomb shelter from 1961 was designed by the Office of Civil Defense to be built for less than $280 in materials. Source: Popular Mechanics December 1961 By Lee Wallender Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures. View all of Lee Wallender's posts.