A look at the real Soviet Doomsday Machine

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An interview with the director of the upcoming BBC film about Britain's preparation for nuclear war.

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What the novel tells us about nuclear war

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Taras joins us to discuss his new book, Nuclear War In The UK. 

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What did locals think of the huge women's peace camp at Greenham Common?

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A Panorama episode from 1960 which upset the Civil defence Corps

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A look at some of the best nuclear hits of the 80s

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What Cormac McCarthy's novel tells us about a post-nuclear world.

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The gigantic stockpile of crackers in America's fallout shelters, and what happened to them when they turned rancid.

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How Britain, America and the USSR made use of telephones in their plans for nuclear war.

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