As Europe prepares for the worst, Britons get schooled in preparedness
- The last time any British government launched a national public preparedness campaign was at the peak of the Cold War in 1980.
- The “Protect and Survive” message was delivered in short, eerie-looking public information broadcasts and booklets, meant to advise people on how to prepare for a nuclear attack.
- The campaign — whose guidance included hiding under a heavy table or tips about how to store a dead body in the house for five days — backfired and was ridiculed.
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- The last time any British government launched a national public preparedness campaign was at the peak of the Cold War in 1980.
- The “Protect and Survive” message was delivered in short, eerie-looking public information broadcasts and booklets, meant to advise people on how to prepare for a nuclear attack.
- The campaign — whose guidance included hiding under a heavy table or tips about how to store a dead body in the house for five days — backfired and was ridiculed.
Sources: CBC