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Four Minutes of Threads, Part 23

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Radioactive refugees, rats and regret. It's all here in Part 23!


You can now pre-order my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR at this link. It's published on 6th April, and is available in hardback, e-book and audiobook: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred


Thank you,


Julie

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