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‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

Feed excerpt — reported by The Guardian

Government’s emergency planning advice has sparked sales of essentials but no panic stockpiling, say prepping shop ownersWhen the UK government launched its “Protect and Survive” public information campaign in 1980 on how to survive a nuclear attack, it was met with a combination of scepticism, disbelief and derision.The advice included how to build a “fallout room” at home, how to whitewash windows to protect from a blast, and how to store a dead body for up to five days. Continue reading…

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