5. Story of England: Modern Warfare
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Dangers of a Hydrogen Bomb War
An all-out hydrogen bomb war would have been 'putting us back to the Stone Age' The government knew by the 1980s what an all out nuclear war would mean. So they had to issue a white lie, a gentle lie to us and say there is a way to protect yourself if it happens. A Fallout Room in your house which is furthest away from outside walls was recommended. In that room you must stay for two whole weeks but even that wasn't sufficient to protect you so the advice went further. Inside that Fallout Room you should also create a little corner, a little cubbyhole almost - take interior doors off the hinges with books, mattresses, bags of clothing
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