Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

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The second half of Sweden's 1961 civil defence booklet, covering evacuation, letters home, luggage, baths and plastic sheeting.Join me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboGet a copy of my book, Attack Warning Red, here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredIntroductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Other music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The 1961 version of the Swedish civil defence booklet has been translated for me by two kind listeners. Let's explore it, comparing it to the British booklet of the same era.You can find the Swedish booklet, plus its Second World War version and the later 1950s edition, at my Patreon page. Join me here at www.patreon.com/atomichobo where you will also get access to posts, archives, and bonus podcast episodes.Introductory music: "No More Forevers" by IX. By kind permission of IX.Additional music: "Martian Cowboy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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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.

We reach the penultimate episode!

Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools.

Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower.