New details of how Britain would have been governed in the event of a nuclear war from the 1960s into the 1990s have been disclosed with the publication of the secret War Book. The document, over 16 chapters, gives precise plans and instructions for what would have been done by officialdom during the build-up to an international confrontation and after the bombs started falling. There are indications that aspects of the arrangements have been adapted for use during other, domestic, emergencies since the cold war, including the fuel protests in 2000.
The document, over 16 chapters, gives precise plans and instructions for what would have been done by officialdom during the build-up to an international confrontation and after the bombs started falling.
There are indications that aspects of the arrangements have been adapted for use during other, domestic, emergencies since the cold war, including the fuel protests in 2000.
Not that the Soviets had any idea where it was. It's not as if the locals thought it was strange and interesting, and hiding it under one of the biggest military bases in the country, and a prime first strike target, was a work of Whitehall genius.
Civil servants were expected to travel to the location by train, having been given standard tickets - which meant they'd very likely have been waiting at Paddington while the bombs were going off.
You can go for a virtual drive around the bunker here.
Threads is still some of the most terrifying TV I've ever seen.
I think both are on YouTube.
