Nuclear War in the UK (112)

<p>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. </p><p>Taras Young is a researcher &amp; 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. </p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Just go to <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/</a></p><p>In today’s episode, we delve into Taras Young’s collection in an eye-opening look at the way Britain&apos;s authorities reacted to the Soviet nuclear threat...</p><p>We welcome Taras 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 here . <a href='https://coldwarconversations.com/episode112/'>https://coldwarconversations.com/episode112/</a></p><p>If you like what you are hearing, please leave reviews in Apple podcasts and share us on social media.</p><p>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.</p><p>Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye.</p><p>Hi there, a quick word from your host – <b>we won an award for Best Arts &amp; History podcast </b