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Americans in the early 50s were told there was a "civil defence gap", and that the Soviets were superior in protecting their population? Was this true?
As mentioned in the pod, I quote from two academic articles. They are:
'Soviet Civil Defence: The Mineshaft Gap Revisited' by Josh M Weinstein, Arms Control Today, Vol 12, No 7, August 1982
'Was There A Real Mineshaft Gap?' by Edward Geist, Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol 14, No 2, Spring 2012
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Julie
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Americans in the early 50s were told there was a "civil defence gap", and that the Soviets were superior in protecting their population? Was this true?
As mentioned in the pod, I quote from two academic articles. They are:
'Soviet Civil Defence: The Mineshaft Gap Revisited' by Josh M Weinstein, Arms Control Today, Vol 12, No 7, August 1982
'Was There A Real Mineshaft Gap?' by Edward Geist, Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol 14, No 2, Spring 2012
And you can get ad-free access to the whole archive, plus all bonus episodes, if you join my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo
Julie
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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