Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

The latest in our in-depth look at THREADS, the greatest nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New Look and the doctrine of massive retaliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1995 Norwegian Rocket Incident, and the danger of launch on warning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are tactical nuclear weapons, and how does their threat differ from the thumping thermonuclear monsters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Putin's nuclear alert and the madman theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Round-up of nuclear news from Jan 1982, featuring Kevin Keegan and crossbows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final episode in the story of how Britain got the atomic bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More on the story of Tube Alloys and how Britain got the Bomb. This week, when USA went cool and stopped replying to our letters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A look at John Anderson and the birth of the Tube Alloys project. #TubeAlloys! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The beauty contest which took place in Nagasaki in 1946, and what it tells us about public perception of the Bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special episode for Christmas about the chilly, smoky misery of nuclear winter. With Dr Steve Arnold of Leeds University, an expert in atmospheric chemistry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaching the most awful four minutes of the film. Michael? Michael! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nuclear news from January 1981, taken from the 'Spotlight' section of that month's Protect and Survive Monthly magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at the 'Spotlight' news section from nuclear war prep mag, Protect and Survive Monthly. What was happening in Jan 1981? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trinitite, the green glassy substance created by the world's first nuclear detonation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The bombing of Nagasaki Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The flight of Bockscar from Tinian to its rendezvous point, and then onwards to the primary nuclear target: Kokura. Why did the city escape nuclear destruction that day? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The series of 'minor' nuclear experiments in Australia known as Vixens. They were small and sub-critical, but threw contamination over the Maralinga test site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another four minutes of the greatest nuclear war film. In this week's segment, the bomb drops. Attack Warning Red! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What sweet treats lay within Britain's buffer depots? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1971 film 'Sound An Alarm', looking at the work of the UKWMO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Another short extract from the book about the health service's plans for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short extract from my upcoming book. I explore an ROC Monitoring Post and describe the work of the Corps during the Blitz and the Cold War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.