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Sweden - Part 2

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Sweden - Part 1

The Soviets tried to call the Baltic "the sea of peace" but Sweden had a few objections. Especially as any disruptions to the Baltic "peace" seemed to be coming from the Soviets, not the Swedes. In this episode we look at how Sweden's p…

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28

We reach the penultimate episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fallout Shelters in US Schools

Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools. Hosted on Acast. See

1953: Churchill in Bermuda

Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…

No Nukes and Kisses

Churchill sails across the Atlantic to meet Eisenhower - the new US President. But even though they are allies and friends from the war, there will be no nukes and kisses from Ike. Hosted on Acast. …

Hurricane! Britain gets the bomb

Britain gets the bomb! Then gets left behind again...Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See

Why Australia?

Why did Britain choose Australia for its first nuclear test - and why did Australia say yes?Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes www.patreon.com/atomichoboThank you!

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 27

Ruth! Work! Up! In this episode we see the fine reward Ruth gets for rearing her child and guarding her from the ultimate horrors of the world. A bonus episode has been uploaded to my Patreon page for pod subscribers. It's an…

Canadians Don't Flap!

Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival.Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour!You can find the who…