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Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

Underground Nuclear Testing

Craters, fallout fears, and deep gouges in the earth. What is an underground nuclear test?

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  • Hurricane! Britain gets the bomb

    35:14
    Britain gets the bomb! Then gets left behind again...Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo
  • Why Australia?

    19:17
    Why did Britain choose Australia for its first nuclear test - and why did Australia say yes?Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes www.patreon.com/atomichoboThank you!
  • Four Minutes of Threads, Part 27

    41:36
    Ruth! Work! Up! In this episode we see the fine reward Ruth gets for rearing her child and guarding her from the ultimate horrors of the world. A bonus episode has been uploaded to my Patreon page for pod subscribers. It's another one on 1980s nuclear pop music. We look at RUSSIANS by Sting. You can get it here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboYou can get my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR HERE: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredOr get a signed copy from me directly at www.juliemcdowall.comThank you.
  • Canadians Don't Flap!

    36:01
    Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival.Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour!You can find the whole magazine on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo
  • N.E.A.R.

    15:24
    In the 1960s, America considered the N.E.A.R. system: a little black box you plug into the wall which acts as a personal air raid alarm.
  • Atomic Wonderland

    24:03
    It's 1951 and Churchill is back in Downing Street - but is he living in "atomic wonderland"?You can support the podcast and get extra episodes here https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=publicYou can make a one-off donation to the podcast here https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/atomichoboAnd you can buy my book here https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredThank you.
  • Sorry We Missed You!

    22:21
    Clement Attlee's efforts in 1950 to make America promise to consult Britain before launching the nukes.<a href="https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public">Join my Patreon here and get extra podcast episodes.</a><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VSGDARI5MZZ2&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1693414023&sprefix=%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-1"> Buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED!, here </a>
  • Ted Turner's Doomsday Video

    27:18
    The short video recorded by CNN which would be broadcast if nuclear war started.You can buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningredAnd you can support the podcast and get extra episodes at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public
  • Four Minutes to Midnight - 1981 BBC lecture

    46:41
    In 1981, Protect and Survive Monthly claimed they had been "attacked" in a BBC lecture. I found the lecture, and analyse it here. You can find it on YouTube at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqAocgZUpDo&t=641sYou can buy a copy of my book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P6X47W5Y5L0Q&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1692017642&sprefix=%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1And you can join my Patreon here www.patreon.com/atomichoboThank you for listening.