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"Civil defence was an integral part of Britain's modern history. Throughout the cold war it was a central response of the British Government to the threat of war. This book is the first history of the preparations to fight a nuclear war taken in Britain between the end of the Second World War and 1968"--Provided by publisher.
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Safety measures, Government policy, History, Civil defense, Nuclear weapons, Military policy, Nuclear warfarePlaces
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After the bomb: civil defence and nuclear war in Britain, 1945-68
2010, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
0230205429 9780230205420
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Table of Contents
The Cold War and the new civil defence
Preparing for a third World War
Protecting the public
The hydrogen bomb revolution
Years of decision
Separate spheres of civil defence
Equipoise, crisis and reform
Gradual decline and sudden fall.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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