Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast Julie McDowall

Are the Swedish brave enough to take surstromming into their shelter?
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Further music: SCP-x3x (I am Not OK)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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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.

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We reach the penultimate episode!
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Back in the archives this week. We look at a US civil defence booklet from 1969 about fallout shelters in schools.
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Churchill and Eden head to Bermuda for a conference with Eisenhower.
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Churchill sails across the Atlantic to meet Eisenhower - the new US President. But even though they are allies and friends from the war, there will be no nukes and kisses from Ike.
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