Assigned to a Government Nuclear Bunker (107)

<p>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.</p><p>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…</p><p>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.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>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</p><p>So back to today’s episode, Andrew starts with the surprising circumstances of his first notification of his RSG role.</p><p>We welcome Andrew to our Cold War conversation…</p><p>There’s further information on this episode in our show notes, which can also be found as a link in your podcast app .<a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode107'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode107</a></p><p>Hi there, a quick word from your host – <b>we won an award for Best Arts &amp; History podcast </b>at the QTT Media awards last week!</p><p>Cold War Conversations is now officially an award-winning podcast which would not have been possible without all of you that listen to us as well as our financial supporters</p><p>Thank you one and all of you!&nbsp;</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod">Support the show</a> (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)</p>