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Bill Geerhart @conelrad6401240.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

"...followed by a buffet lunch."

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 14/04/2025

I was quoted in this article about nuclear war survival guides on @cnn.com (Though, for the record, I think whitewashing your windows is one of the better pieces of advice in Protect and Survive!)

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Europe wants to ready its citizens for war. Will they listen?

Europe is scrambling to prepare its citizens for the growing threat of conflict arriving on its doorstep.

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Vicki Lesley @vickilesley.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

If you’re looking for a stimulating way to spend some time on Tues 22nd April, I’d love to invite you to this FREE online event I’m hosting discussing #nuclear apocalypse in 1980s #film &TV in Britain/America (registration helpful but not essential). See you there? www.eventbrite.com/e/living-thr...

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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I have my guide ready. (And I thought this would be a Cold War kid's nostalgic retreat to the 80s when I bought it)

Front cover of a book called "Nuclear War in the UK."
The front cover shows civilian volunteers plotting bomb strikes in a nuclear war exercise.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 02/02/2025

Nuclear war: not just for Christmas! 🤯

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 29/01/2025

BBC Archive has shared an excerpt from 'Did You See...?' (1984) on nuclear horror film Threads. Features interviews with director Mick Jackson and writer Barry Hines, plus discussions with military strategiests, CND and others. Well worth a look. #coldwarhist #coldwar www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWJj...

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1984: The FALLOUT From THREADS | Did You See? | Classic TV Review | BBC Archive

YouTube video by BBC Archive

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 24/01/2025

Idiogram (a Scottish band who I suppose fall into the 'post-rock' genre) filmed their new video in Barnton Quarry bunker, a former Regional Seat of Government which is currently (still) being restored. You can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGP...

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Hyperaccumulator

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David Booth @caleydave.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Opinion: The playing of "Silent night" on the record player and over the credits makes "The War Game" (Peter Watkins, 1966) a Christmas film!

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 02/12/2024

In 1981, a civil servant at the Home Office identified a surprising group who'd thrive after nuclear war: psychopaths. Their immunity from emotion led government officials to briefly consider them for post-apocalyptic leadership roles. Read more: buff.ly/4fNxw7k #coldwarhist #nuclearwar

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The psychological impact of nuclear war

How would you hold up psychologically if a nuclear bomb was dropped? Discover the British government’s secret predictions from the 1980s.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 01/12/2024

When three volunteers tested the government's nuclear shelter advice, they didn't expect such disturbing results. The women became listless and reported hallucinations after just 48 hours in their makeshift fallout room. My article on the 'York Experiment' here: www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...

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How to Survive a Nuclear War: The York Experiment

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 25/11/2024

70+ years after Britain's first nuclear test, a new video from the Imperial War Museum explores its complex legacy. The tests secured Britain's place on the world stage, but thousands of veterans still seek recognition for the radiation exposure they say it caused. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNYk...

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The forgotten legacy of Britain's nuclear weapons tests

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Tony Blair/Weird Al Guilt Project @tbwagp.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

My copy of “Nuclear War In The UK” arrived today and it’s pretty good

screenshot of a page in a book about some magazines about civil defence

photo of “Protect and survive Monthly” front cover, with a woman in a bunker holding her cat as the cover asks “will your pet survive a nuclear war?”

photo of a collection of council produced nuclear war booklets, such as Leicester and the Bomb, Leeds and the Bomb, Bristol and the Bomb, Kirklees and the bomb. The next page is Hull and the Bomb

some more council booklets: Oxford and the Bomb, Bradford the day after, Wrekin and the bomb, Householders Survival Guide (West Sussex)

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 14/11/2024

Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum has started work on a new building, set to house the story of the Cold War - including the Civil Defence services. They need to raise £10,000 to finish the job - help them out here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/dum...

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Help Us Finish The Job !

We are looking for your support to help us complete our new Cold War exhibition and bring some iconic artefacts to the museum. We have recently acquired a superb example of a Westland Lynx for the ex...

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 13/11/2024

A few years ago, I came across these pics of an ROC Post under construction at Hog's Back in Surrey. These bunkers played a crucial role in the UK's civil defence strategy, but it's rare to see one being built. More images on the blog: coldwar.org.uk/building-a-b... #coldwarhist #nuclearwar #bunkers

A man in a uniform stands on top of a half-completed Royal Observer Corps monitoring post bunker. He's leaning against the ventilation shaft, which is yet to be buried. There's excavated earth and chalk all around. The photo looks to be from the early 1960s.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 08/11/2023

My book is apparently on the official reading list of the Tanzania People's Defence Force. Thanks Tanzania, and good luck with whatever you're planning!

Cover sheet of a document entitled 'Tanzania People Defence Force - Supply of Books - Invitattion for Tender'. It shows that 3 copies of my book 'Nuclear War in the UK' are required.

My hand holding a copy of the book 'Nuclear War in the UK'.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 27/10/2023

The placement of When the Wind Blows next to this Halloween display of children's books is either very intentional or completely unintentional

Raymond Briggs's nuclear horror graphic novel "When The Wind Blows" on a shelf next to books about pirates and witches

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 27/10/2023

The Survivors - a real-life 'nuclear family', as depicted in a Daily Mirror special report at the height of nuclear anxiety in late 1980.

A newspaper article showing a family wearing full protective gear against nuclear attack.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 26/10/2023

The radomes, aka golf balls, at RAF Fylingdales in Yorkshire. Part of BMEWS (the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System), they helped provide the UK's 'four minute warning' ahead of incoming nuclear attack until the early 1990s. Also pictured is the RAF Fylingdales operations room.

A newspaper article from the 1980s captioned 'The Warning - Four minutes, but there won't be time to tell YOU'.

Golf ball-style radar domes on a Yorkshire moor, set against a dull sky.

A busy 1970s operations room full of RAF staff.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 25/10/2023

An early 1980s ad for the Bentall Simplex home fallout shelter, which was designed to meet UK Home Office standards. Note the family happily enjoying their comfortable new life underground.

An advertisement for a fallout shelter which reads 'How the Bentall Simplex Shelter secures your family's future'.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 24/10/2023

The wholesale destruction of Hull in a devastating Soviet nuclear strike, as envisaged by the in-house artist at Hull City Council, 1984.

A booklet titled 'Hull and the Bomb', showing a painting of a mushroom cloud over Hull, in graphic detail.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 23/10/2023

Official map of the UK's Home Defence regions from 1979. After nuclear attack, government would be devolved to each region, led by a Regional Commissioner, who would have absolute authority (see 'Threads' for details - the film, not the app). Which region would you have been in?

A map of the UK divided up into administrative regions

Cover of Radio Times from 1984 showing the traffic warden character from 'Threads', his eyes bandaged, carrying a rifle.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 22/10/2023

In case of nuclear attack on the UK during the Cold War, authority would have been devolved to the regions. This is the 1970s 'War Book' for East Sussex. This was a guide that set out in some detail how the county would be run after the bomb.

The cover of a folder marked ESCC War Emergency Scheme.

A page of text from the East Sussex war book, explaining how the council will operate during a nuclear conflict.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 20/10/2023

Some alternate, rare presentations of the UK government's 1980s 'Protect and Survive' guidance. This described what to do in a nuclear attack. Pictured are a spread designed to be printed in national newspapers, the Army's 'aide memoire' version, and an edition made for the Isle of Man.

A newspaper layout showing instructions on what to do in the event of nuclear attack

A pocketable card with instructions for soldiers on building makeshift fallout shelters

A booklet titled Nuclear Survival, with a mushroom cloud silhouetted on the cover

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 19/10/2023

Protect and Survive. The UK government prepared this multimedia (TV, radio and print) campaign in the mid-1970s, to be released only when nuclear attack was deemed likely. The Thatcher administration published it in 1980 after it was 'leaked' by The Times and on the BBC's Panorama.

Cover of Protect and Survive booklet, showing an icon of a family enclosed by a circle

Pages from Protect and Survive, showing a mushroom cloud from a nuclear explosion.

Instructional diagrams showing a man constructing a makeshift fallout shelter from a door.

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 18/10/2023

If you saw the nuclear flash, you might have literally seconds to act. Would you know what to do? This guide from the Combat & Survival weekly partwork magazine (1987). Don't forget that the flash may temporarily blind you even if you're well beyond the blast range. Good luck!

Magazine article titled 'Surviving a Nuclear Strike', with a photo of a soldier wearing a gas mask

Illustration showing methods of surviving a nuclear blast

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Nuclear War in the UK @coldwar.org.uk · 17/10/2023

Hello all! I'm going to re-share 'classic' nuclear content from the other place over the coming days to get started. Hopefully it won't intrude too much on your shiny new timeline. The plan is to then post the same content on both platforms until Twitter inevitably crashes and burns. Let's go!

A picture from the UK government leaflet 'Protect and Survive', showing a man creating a rubbish fallout shelter from a table.

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