Julie McDowall

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Greenland and the Thule Air Base

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Greenland and the Thule Air Base

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A lot of new followers brought here by emus. Welcome. If you like nuclear stuff then please check out my podcast. You can subscribe here:

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A lot of new followers brought here by emus. Welcome. If you like nuclear stuff then please check out my podcast. You can subscribe here:

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Nuclear bunker volunteers raise alarm over fire safety — and emu attacks Workers at Barnton Bunker redeveloping the Cold War site say attacks from the large, flightless birds are among several hazards on site

The bunker story has now reached The Times.

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Great. Please hello to him from me.

Sorry to hear that. Grant showed me round the bunker twice, and he knew *everything*. Great guy. Seems mad that they wouldn't want such people on their team.

I'm not clear on what happened. When I visited I was shown around by Grant, and I thought BQ Restoration Project were in charge. Are they all gone now?

Anyway, if you're into nuclear stuff, can I recommend my podcast to you? If you don't mind the Glasgow accent? Link is in the bio.

"Take me to your shelter, leader!" Do you have what it takes to be a shelter manager after World War III breaks out? Take this quiz from 1973 and find out!

Would you be a good leader of a communal fallout shelter in the event of World War III? Fortunately the US Department of Defense created a self-assessment quiz in the 1970s so that you can "rate yourself as a potential shelter leader"… doomsdaymachines.net/p/take-me-to...

Yes, that always struck me as weird. I was told once to google the owner. Some unusual news stories about him and a ghost...

No lift when I was there. It really was just a burnt-out shell. I remember one room stacked high with tyres that had been set alight. They were still working on shifting all the tyres.

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Great response to the Supermac series! New one on Monday on the Greenland/Thule Air Base.

Why is the US so interested in Greenland? What role did it play in early warning? And what happened when the US dropped four nukes on the ice??

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🎶Emus in a bunker, I know, I know, it's serious🎶

Been singing this all morning to the tune of Girlfriend in a Coma.

Fire fears, accidents and emu attacks among safety concerns at Cold War bunker Volunteers restoring a former Edinburgh nuclear bunker are worried someone will be hurt because of safety issues.

I've been here when it was still a burnt-out mess. Had a guide, helmet, lantern, and hi-viz. It was rough inside, and the ground underfoot uneven cos of swirls of melted, then re-hardened, glass - but at least I didn't have to contend with emus.

Atomic Hobo A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Great response to the Supermac series! New one on Monday on the Greenland/Thule Air Base.

Why is the US so interested in Greenland? What role did it play in early warning? And what happened when the US dropped four nukes on the ice??

SUBSCRIBE HERE

An original one-sheet color poster for "Dr. Strangelove," featuring the tagline, "The hot-line suspense comedy." The poster features a squadron of gray silhouetted B-52 bombers receding into the background and flying toward the viewer under the title of the film (in a red font), below which are caricatures from the back of the US president and the Soviet premier each holding a red telephone to their ear, a globe featuring a rendition of the US and Soviet flags between them. A woman's bare arm holding an empty wine or cocktail glass is draped over the Soviet premier's left shoulder.

A black and white archival photograph of a large movie theater marquee announcing "Dr. Strangelove."

An archival black and white photograph of Peter Sellers and his soon-to-be wife Britt Ekland standing inside a theater at one of the premieres in front of two large posters for the film. Sellers is wearing a dark overcoat while Ekland is holding flowers and wearing a leopard fur coat.

A full-page black and white advertisement in the January 29, 1964, edition of the New York Daily News for "Dr. Strangelove," featuring six large photographs of individual cast members in a scene from the film, each of them holding a telephone receiver (Sterling Hayden, George C. Scott, Tracy Reed, and three images of Peter Sellers in his three roles, even though Dr. Strangelove never uses a telephone in the film) along with questions about each character (e.g., "Why did Dr. Strangelove want ten women for each man?," and "Where was General 'Buck' Turgidson when the hot-line rang?"

Today in 1964, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” premiered in New York City, Toronto, and London. The original release date of December 12, 1963—and a special New York City preview on November 22, 1963—were postponed after President Kennedy’s assassination.

Today's pod episode is on how Harold Macmillan would've ordered nuclear retaliation, and we look at the scenario that would've had him ordering nuclear destruction from a phone box at the side of the road.
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Ahhh, I love that wee film.

Today's pod episode is on how Harold Macmillan would've ordered nuclear retaliation, and we look at the scenario that would've had him ordering nuclear destruction from a phone box at the side of the road.
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Atomic Hobo: Harold Macmillan, Part 4: Pressing the Button How would Harold Macmillan have ordered nuclear retaliation?Join us at www.patreon.com/atomichobo for ad-free listening and bonus episodes.The books and articles I used in this episode are listed b...

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Harold Macmillan: Pressing the Button

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"In any case, we could get hold of the bomb even if it meant shooting the American officers concerned."

Monday's episode in my Harold Macmillan series looks at how he would have 'pressed the button'. It's a juicy one. Get previous episodes here.

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"In any case, we could get hold of the bomb even if it meant shooting the American officers concerned."

Monday's episode in my Harold Macmillan series looks at how he would have 'pressed the button'. It's a juicy one. Get previous episodes here.

The great WAR PLAN UK by @duncanc.bsky.social is now available on Kindle.

Atomic Hobo: Harold Macmillan, Part 3 Thor is here! In 1958, the American Thor missiles arrive in the east of England, creating a headache for the authorities, and pain for those who protested their arrival and found themselves thrown ...

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Part 3 of our series on Harold Macmillan and the Thor missiles arrive in rainy Norfolk.

Atomic Hobo: Harold Macmillan, Part 3 Thor is here! In 1958, the American Thor missiles arrive in the east of England, creating a headache for the authorities, and pain for those who protested their arrival and found themselves thrown ...

NEW EPISODE

Part 3 of our series on Harold Macmillan and the Thor missiles arrive in rainy Norfolk.