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A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 1 weeks ago37 min
Camden's Clever Questions
Back into the archives to see what happened when Camden Borough Council wrote to the Home Office in 1984 with some clever questions.All the archive material referred to in the episode has been uploaded to my Patreon, so please consider becoming a member. You get archive material, bonus episodes, and ad-free access. See www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago29 min
Tetchy Tarzan Takes 'Em On
Michael Heseltine - nicknamed Tarzan - became Defence Secretary in Jan 1983 and formed Defence Secretariat 19, a group charged with attacking CND. To get ad-free access and archive material, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago27 min
Ditching Hard Rock
Hard Rock in 1982 would've been the biggest nuclear war planning exercise in Britain for years - but the government were forced to cancel it, and anti-nuclear campaigners reacted with glee! What happened?See the SOLACE report, and get ad-free listening, on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 16, 202629 min
Nuclear War in Florida
Our nuclear book club has now started on Patreon, and the first video is free to view. You can watch it at www.patreon.com/atomichoboThe first book was THE CHRYSALIDS but the second one, to be discussed in July, is ALAS BABYLON which is set in 1950s Florida, and so I thought we'd have a podcast episode looking at the local newspaper archives for Florida in that era. If you think of Florida as sun-kissed and care-free, it was slightly different under the nuclear tensions of '59. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 27, 202618 min
Pressing the Button: JFK and the PALs
How does a "pal" stop an "individual psychotic" from launching a nuke? JFK had the answer.To get ad-free access, and bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 12, 202625 min
Pressing the Button: Eisenhower
Eisenhower introduced three big nuclear changes which overturned Truman's policies on presidential sole authority. To get ad-free access, plus extra episodes, consider joining my Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you,Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 6, 202625 min
'Fat, dumb and happy'
More on Truman and sole presidential authority, and why did Curtis LeMay say he would refuse to be 'fat, dumb and happy' if America got nuked?As with last week's episode on Truman, I must acknowledge the brilliant new book by Alex Wellerstein called The Most Awful Responsibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 2, 202630 min
When The Wind Blows, Part 19
Jim finally accepts how dire their situation is. To get ad-free listening and bonus episodes, join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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