How balloons have been used in nuclear spying, testing and protesting.
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Are the Swedish brave enough to take surstromming into their shelter? 
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Sweden - Part 2

The Soviets tried to call the Baltic "the sea of peace" but Sweden had a few objections. Especially as any disruptions to the Baltic "peace" seemed to be coming from the Soviets, not the Swedes. 
In this episode we look at how Sweden's position on the Baltic, uncomfortably close to the Soviet Union, drew her into the Cold War and nuclear tension even though she was a neutral state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sweden - Part 1

We reach the penultimate episode!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 28

Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fallout Shelters in US Schools

Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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