The Cold War Papers.

16 Nov 2009 14:36 #1 by Jerry
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This is one of the most interesting things i've read, EVER.

Whilst searching for a copy of the declassified Cold War papers, I found this:

www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/features/sfs/new_page_1.htm

I printed it off and read it, it gives a true insight into what may have happened if the Cold War had progressed and how we would have reacted.

My partner Becky enjoyed me stated facts from this document, so much, she started wearing ear plugs.

Enjoy as I did.

Jerry

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16 Nov 2009 16:37 #2 by Peter Kirk
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A depressing subject.

All those government officials safe in their bunkers whilst the rest of us are dust or super crispy! What resources and people do the think will survive?

More importantly given the mythical 3mins warning how will they get there in time?

What would be intersting is to see a list of alert states from the 1950s (real and not practice) to the present.

No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)

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16 Nov 2009 19:11 #3 by Jerry
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After reading the papers, the bunkers were not ready, no food supplies, very little power generation, and not enough people to man them.

The routes of travel were planned but the means of transport had'nt been arranged.

Pleased I was'nt around then.

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16 Nov 2009 19:52 #4 by carnaby
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All those government officials safe in their bunkers whilst the rest of us are dust or super crispy!

One of the two recent books on Thor mentioned that during the Cuban Missile Crisis the Government had absolutely no idea what to do. They just wished the whole thing would go away. A bit like today's economic crisis.

Graham

Plan A is always more effective when the problem you are working on understands that Plan B will involve the use of dynamite :twisted:

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16 Nov 2009 22:26 #5 by Peter Kirk
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Wasn't that the point about Nuclear Detterent, nobody knew what to do so did nothing :)

We just had to hope the "Russians loved their children too"*.

Source: "Russians" from "The Dream of the Blue Turltes" by Sting

No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)

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