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Published: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 @ 3:23 AM Updated: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 @ 3:21 AM Los Angeles — After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares — of the atomic arms race , of backyard bomb shelters , of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their survival skills in the event of an attack — seemed to finally, thankfully, fade into history. Until now. For some baby boomers, North Korea's nuclear advances and President Donald Trump 's bellicose response have prompted flashbacks to a time when they were young, and when they prayed each night that they might awaken the next morning. For their children, the North Korean crisis was a taste of what the Cold War was like. "I'm not concerned to where I can't sleep at night. But it certainly raises alarms for Guam or even Hawaii, where it might be a real threat," said 24-year-old banker Christian Zwicky of San Bernardino, California. People of his parents' generation w...

MONTEBELLO >> While the world watches the threatening maneuvers North Korea is making — and President Donald Trump ’s tweets about that country’s nuclear capabilities — business is perking up for a local businessman who sells a rare product in these post- Cold War times : bomb shelters. Ron Hubbard, no relation to Scientology’s founder who started Atlas Survivor Shelters in 2010 after years in the steel manufacturing business , said interest in his product has risen the past few days from potential customers wanting to know how and when they can purchase a shelter — not to mention all the calls he’s been fielding from national and international media outlets . • Photos: Go inside bomb shelters built in Montebello On Friday, he handily navigated in-person interview after interview inside his cramped office at 7407 Telegraph Road. “I’ve had calls from people who think they need a shelter like yesterday,” Hubbard said. Yesterday isn’t going to happen. Neither is tomorrow. Order...