Assigned to a Cold War Government Nuclear Bunker (107)

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Ian Sanders

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Regional seats of government or RSGs were a UK solution to disperse the machinery of government into the provinces, where there would be a greater chance of survival after a nuclear attack. Today we speak to Andrew who was assigned a role in an RSG and details his experiences on a week long training course at the Civil Defence college at Easingwold in Yorkshire during the 1980s. There’s some chilling details of the scenarios they had to prepare for… Now if you are enjoying your weekly dose of Cold War Conversations I’m asking if you could support us for $3 USD a month to help keep us on the air. That’s about 60 pence or 75 US cents per episode or perhaps a coffee or two a month – now that’s what I call good value. Plus, you become the envy of your friends with that sought after CWC coaster too. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ If you can’t donate financially then you can also help us by leaving a written review on Apple podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast as well as sharing us on social media So back to today’s episode, Andrew starts with the surprising circumstances of his first notification of his RSG role. We welcome Andrew to our Cold War conversation… There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app .https://coldwarconversations.com/episode107 Support the project! https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/ Youtube https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Cold War Conversations, the home of real stories of the Cold War.
0:05.9	Timothy Shalame is Bob Dylan and a complete unknown.
0:09.4	If anyone who's going to hold your attention on the state, you have to kind of be a freak.
0:13.9	Critics agree it's outstanding on every level. Five stars.
0:19.1	Shalemay is a revelation.
0:21.7	What do you want to be?
0:23.4	Whatever it is, they don't want me to be.
0:25.3	Now nominated for the Golden Globes for Best Picture, Best Actor
0:26.8	and Best Supporting Actor, Edward Norton.
0:29.4	A complete unknown.
0:30.5	Ladies and gentlemen, Bob Bill!
0:32.5	In cinema's January 17, rated 15.
0:35.8	And shooting people
0:37.1	who didn't do what they were told.
0:40.3	Welcome to Cold War Conversations.
0:46.6	If attack is imminent, you will hear the attack sound like this.
0:58.0	Yeah. like this. If the fallout warning sounds are heard, they will be like these. Buy food.
1:17.6	Buy food well wrapped or in tins.
1:21.1	By the way, don't forget your tin opener and bottle opener.
1:28.3	Regional seats of government, or RSGs, were a UK solution to disperse the machinery
1:34.6	of government into the provinces, where there would be a greater chance of survival after a nuclear
1:40.6	attack. Today, we speak to Andrew, who was assigned a role in an RSG,
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