Nuclear War in Cold War Britain (112)

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Ian Sanders

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🗓️ 7 March 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

For almost five decades, the United Kingdom made plans for a nuclear attack that never came. To help their citizens, civil servants and armed forces prepared those in power a variety of booklets, posters, and how-to guides. Taras Young is a researcher & writer who has produced a book Nuclear War in the UK detailing much of this Cold War ephemera such as the infamous Protect and Survive guide, as well as fascinating lesser-known materials prepared for the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation and the Royal Observer Corps. If you are enjoying the podcast please leave a written review in Apple podcasts or share us on social media. By telling your friends you can really help the podcast grow. It costs money and time to produce this podcast so I’m asking listeners to contribute $3 USD per month to help keep us on the air (larger amounts are welcome too) plus you can get a sought after CWC coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast. Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/ In today’s episode, we delve into Taras Young’s collection in an eye-opening look at the way Britain's authorities reacted to the Soviet nuclear threat... We welcome Taras 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 here . https://coldwarconversations.com/episode112/ If you like what you are hearing, please leave reviews in Apple podcasts and share us on social media. If you can’t wait for next week’s episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook. Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye. 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.
0:05.8	Wow, these are amazing.
0:09.1	So what Terrace has handed me here is a proper folder.
0:13.4	It's like a burgundy colour with war emergency guidebook on the top.
0:17.5	Can you tell me how you got your hands on this one?
0:22.1	Welcome to Cold War Conversations.
0:28.5	If attack is imminent, you will hear the attack sound like this.
0:44.3	If the fallout warning sounds are heard, they will be like these. The fallout warning sounds are heard. Buy food well wrapped or in tins.
1:02.8	By the way, don't forget your tin opener and bottle opener.
1:09.6	For almost five decades, the United Kingdom made plans for a nuclear attack that never came.
1:16.1	To help their citizens, civil servants and armed forces prepared those in power a variety
1:21.5	of booklets, posters and how-to guides. Tarot Young is a researcher and writer who has produced a book, Nuclear War
1:29.1	in the UK, detailing much of this Cold War ephemera, such as the infamous protect and
1:36.1	survive guide, as well as fascinating lesser-known materials prepared for the United Kingdom
1:41.0	Warning and Monitoring Organisation and the Royal Observer Corps.
1:45.4	If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave written reviews in Apple Podcasts
1:50.2	or share us on social media by telling your friends you can really help the podcast grow.
1:56.6	Now, it costs money and time to produce this podcast,
2:00.1	so I'm asking listeners to contribute three US dollars a month to help keep us on the air. Larger amounts are welcome to. Plus, you can get a sought-after Cold War Conversations coaster as a monthly financial supporter of the podcast.
2:17.2	Just go to coldwallconversations.com slash ternate.
2:21.5	In today's episode, we delve into Taras' collection in an eye-opening look at the way Britain's
2:28.4	authorities reacted to the Soviet nuclear threat.
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