Britain's Secret Nuclear Plans (and Bunker): What Happens if the UK Gets Nuked? - TLDR News

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Every country has them, but hopes to never need them; nuclear plans. So in this video we dive into what would happen if Britain was hit by a nuclear weapon, the response, the secret bunker and the secret documents.
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[@barbaratg5230]

Imagine, the vast majority of the humans who would be offered protection and possibly survive a only people who would survive a nuclear attack would be the very people who got us into the situation in the first place.

[@Dkcode]

And they can enjoy what’s left of the world.

[@PitPaulmma]

@@Dkcode Which won't be much except listening to a ground hog which will tell them how many months of nuclear winter they have left.

[@Chris66Mas]

Spot on.

[@PitPaulmma]

Finland have it right though, everyone of their large buildings has a public bunker.

[@rapierduell]

Spot on

[@dorkangel1076]

Ads really kick in at the wrong time. "In the case of a nuclear attack the following script would be read":

[@MalloonTarka]

I do believe that is the exact right time for an ad.

[@666Tomato666]

[@vrenak]

"we interrupt this nuclear attack...."

[@luketonkinson5440]

I got an ad for Nigel Farage’s Fortune and Freedom thing. I really don’t want that to be the last thing I see in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

[@dorkangel1076]

@@luketonkinson5440 There would be a certain satisfaction in thinking "At least that fecker is getting blown up too"...

[@blisterj]

There are no official fallout shelters in the UK we are cannon fodder if this were to happen, even at a low yield. I have studied Nuclear war for 40 years. There was once a thriving civil defense corps that had shelters and equipment ready for this situation. But they have long since been disbanded in their official capacity. Even the shelters sold here would not fully protect you as the filtration system would have long since decayed and require replacement. bear in mind our country is small and a single Russian submarine could scatter Mirved warheads far and wide here. most people would sadly perish. There needs to be a new phase of shelters built in the uk for events like this. Our government just doesn't really give a dam about the civilian population.

[@dianeoflaherty2766]

Govmt.acted too late with covid with vaccinations with protecting care homes providing ppe Face masks etc. They are useless. Couldn't lead a primary school. So they will leave it too late to warn us when a strike is inevitable. We can't trust them and urgently need them out of power asap

[@michaelplank8966]

No it looks after millions of forieners without your vote no more. Free money get your nukes pointing in the direction of the enemy once they realize both countries will be destroyed no one would start it

[@simonjones2240]

I think our government have very clearly shown how much they care about the general population in a variety of ways,not just in the event of nuclear war!

[@keithshayle7027]

I too have taken a keen interest in this subject for a similar if slightly longer period of time. It seems to me, as you say, given the size of the British Isles there would be few safe locations certainly from Fall Out, major population centres in a total exchange would be giant cemeteries, and uninhabitable for generations. This leaves only very remote communities with any chance of survival, to that end, if the UK could retain some semblance of Government, more than likely the King and his Privee Council nominating a new PM, which if they could maintain some level of law and order over even small groups of these 'remote survivors' could argue that in some minute sense the UK remains a state of some description; this would be the best the government could hope for Post Nuclear war. There really is no viable way to save any meaningful number of the populatio Incidentally living as I do in a London suburb about ten miles from Heathrow, plus many other valuable targets, its safe to say I would be one of the first to die, and to be honest I would be one of the lucky ones!

[@keithshayle7027]

I too have taken a keen interest in this subject for well over 40 yearsxand growing up in the Cold War i have extensivelyread up and seen videoson this whole subject.. It seems to me, given the size of the British Isles there would be few safe locations certainly from Fall Out, major population centres, in a total exchange, would be giant cemeteries, and uninhabitable for generations, thisis leaves only very remote communities with any chance of survival. To that end, if the UK could retain some semblance of Government, more than likely the King and his Privee Council nominating a new PM, which if they could maintain some level of law and order over even small groups of these 'remote survivors' could argue that in some minute sense the UK remains a state of some description; this would be the best the government could hope for Post Nuclear war. There really is no viable way to save any meaningful number of the populatio Incidentally living as I do in a London suburb about ten miles from Heathrow, plus many other valuable targets, its safe to say I would be one of the first to die, and to be honest I would be one of the lucky ones!

[@matthewbryant958]

The government would kill there own family to keep themselves from danger! Biggest cowards on earth. The working class and below would be totally sacrificed without a shed of emotion from them unfortunately

[@miriamllamas224]

"Sorry, Mr Johnson. Your family is not allowed in the bunker. But we understand if you want to stay behind with them" Boris: "My family is a sacrifice I'm willing to make".

[@RangaNayanajithSilva]

No problem l will be happy to be with Priti at the bunkerrrr.

[@user-fh9vh6hr7w]

It's been rule one for decades.

[@michaelheliotis5279]

There wouldn't be enough room in the bunker for all his mistresses and their kids anyway.

[@PhilT81]

Without Carrie, who’d give him his instructions?

[@washboo]

@@michaelheliotis5279 and his parties

[@maxbraddy8003]

If you ever want to see a realistic depiction of Nuclear war in the UK I’d recommend the movie “Threads” It’s the most depressing movie you’ll ever watch but a perfect display of why we should avoid nuclear war at all cost

[@Boss-hc6sy]

My history gcse class watched that and it genuinely scared me

[@Jimbob7595]

I watched it not long ago and it's the first time I've had recurring nightmares as an adult.

[@curtisdaniel9294]

I have seen it, too. Realistic and Depressing.

[@Paul_Davies]

I remember watching it and there was an American film around that time that I watched which was quite similar both had a profound effect and installed fear of war in me as a child but now when I look at the world and the abhorrent acts people commit, the way governments are plus the planet is basically f**ked anyway, so sometimes I think why can't there be a nuclear war surely Fury Road can't be that bad compared to some parts of the world

[@zsmith4853]

Wholeheartedly agree.

[@davidmccann9811]

"Allowing the Prime Minister to speak to the survivors." So the survivors have to face not only nuclear fallout, but suffer words of wisdom from Boris too. I bet he'd say "We're all in this together" as he sits in his luxury bunker.

[@zxpalpha8664]

I'd rather have radiation poisoning than listen to that tosspot

[@fionajohnston]

Judging by the recent past with the pandemic, it is very possible

[@celtickshatriya4306]

Bet he'd say, everyone to my place, cheese and wine party

[@bootstrapperwilson7687]

He'd say something like, "I I I I I ah, think the Stoics had a view on world destruction, based on the Socratic notion of death being nothing to fear..." and other such blather.

[@stephenthorpe8457]

He'd start by saying "Has anyone else seen Peppa the Pig?"

[@Lennon6412]

Protect the powerful, Protect the artwork, Sod the British public

[@Ethan.YT.]

Yep

[@hawky2k215]

They only takes the riches the highest taxpayer's around 40 millions will dies

[@hawky2k215]

In reality the poorest always faced first

[@forthrightgambitia1032]

The USA basically took the same approach as well, although it's not a small and densely packed island.

[@hawky2k215]

@@forthrightgambitia1032 But for the UK it is actually worst as UK populations is around 4-5 times smaller then an USA

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Meanwhile in the Southern Hemisphere: Everyone shut up and be quite. With any luck they'll forget about us.

[@JoannaHammond]

Until a few weeks/months later when the cloud of dust/ash/fallout moves down to the south and covers you all as well. No where is safe.

[@UteChewb]

Nuke submarines possibly being put under control by Australia. Oops, now we are a target and our pollies are even dumber than in Britain.

[@SuperTonyony]

"Quite" what?

[@nicolek4076]

Read "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute - he presents a totally different scenario. It's also a film if you don't do reading.

[@JoannaHammond]

@@nicolek4076 Good book, good film too.

[@kieran0941]

"Chilling hypothetical [...] incredibly unlikely UK involvement in a nuclear war"... And here we are on 27th February 2022... 👀

[@TG-420]

*laughs awkwardly*

[@davidfrost901]

Dieing is as natural as being born. But it's the way you die.

[@johnshepard8556]

@@davidfrost901 and apparently nuclear poisoning is nkt the nicest way to go as you can not eat anything without being sick and you essentially starve to death

[@thebiggunce]

Oh boy…

[@matthewharris9281]

If it was the people who had access to a bunker and not the ruling class and all the world leaders, there would be no nuclear threat

[@addom88warzone89]

Yeah and its just us who aint we wouldnt even no where they are these days we have no civil service . Russians all know where they have to go they been planning it for years and years .

[@julietten5614]

Indeed

[@olegt3978]

You are right.

[@ChristopherGray00]

using the word access is extremely misleading, you would need to construct a bunker that could even make this hepothetical exist, in which case there wouldn't even be the need for prioritization, the practical limits are WHY the proritization exists to begin with....

[@matthewharris9281]

you missed the point @@ChristopherGray00

[@hitmanjay7124]

The “remember , there is nothing to be gained by trying to get away” bit got to me I can’t lie…

[@wooldooriansokbatus5222]

Im actually preping to leave the UK at the time you read this.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

@@wooldooriansokbatus5222 for Brexit reasons or because of the madman in the Kremlin?

[@theMoporter]

"This is the wartime broadcasting service." *add plays* "I'VE BEEN SHAKIN' DRINKING ALL THIS COFFEE"

[@calvin3798]

Then “survival skills” learnt in Fallout and Metro would at last be of use!

[@DAVEC1992]

I've got an abundance of bottle caps

[@MateHall]

And all my bottle caps 😅

[@MateHall]

Lol someone Already said this 🤣🤣🤣

[@nevreiha]

mmm iguana

[@DAVEC1992]

I've stored all the iguana bits in the bunker 😅

[@Swiftie-ef2ip]

2020 isn’t looking to bad now, is it?

[@telengardforever7783]

HA! I see what you done there.

[@nokturnna83]

Nope. Take me back to March 2020

[@johnshepard8556]

@@nokturnna83 And then when nuclear war is over and the fallout has reached all corners of the globe with billions dead, those people in the 2030's that survived in there bunkers will want to go back to 2022 to kill putin

[@ArcticVXR1]

Hmmm

[@cbjm4568]

Lolololol

[@truthfiction8408]

There's no problem at all, at least our politicians will be rushed off to safety, that's what matters I guess, right? No wonder we're so eagerly poking the Russians instead of talking peace and reconciling warring factions.

[@nutyyyy]

To what end? How can you reconcile when they just consistently lie? I know west is far from perfect but how can Putin and Russia ever be trusted again. Plus its Ukraine's war and their territory its not there to just be bargained away by the west and just allow Russia to regroup and invade again in 5 years...

[@williamrogers7676]

I totally agree with you, But I am afraid mankind Are Distroying the world Especially wild life, 🐦🌿

[@Teddy-ez9qq]

Politicians won’t get any space in a bunker

[@tommatt2ski]

It is Russia poking its neighbors, not the West poking Russia ! The only nation that needs to be deNazified is Russia, as Putin is a dead ringer for O'l Adolph himself !

[@chrisogrady28]

0:31 "the likelihood of such an event is incredibly unlikely" That aged badly

[@jordandurham8951]

Nope

[@peakadventures_]

This is about UK not Ukraine, I can't see putin targeting UK

[@SueMoseley]

@@peakadventures_ Putin has said he will target any country assisting Ukraine. He said he has 500 nuclear warheads on submarines ready to go right now. This is one time I really hope he is lying.

[@peakadventures_]

@@SueMoseley can't see him making that number up to be honest, I can't see him attacking us with nuclear weapons before attacking Ukraine with them. He will probably get assassinated before he fires a nuclear missile.

[@thindo]

Couldn't see him going all out on Ukraine so definitely won't want to tempt him to use his Nukes on a certain Island that has close military links to the US

[@kcato5879]

If the UK got nuked: "Aw fuck, I can't believe you've done this"

[@starofdabloc]

😂😂

[@littlemackerel1456]

Even more so now

[@cjyt6491]

Most people would probably call the nuke a conspicuous theorist...

[@johnshepard8556]

We're a small island we're fucked

[@sarahjames2991]

Didn't they how that us brits are all kinds of fucking stubborn and a little crazy. 3 things would survive nuclear war, Twinkies, Cockroaches , and the United Kingdom. 🖕to Russia.

[@hermit4706]

If full blown nuclear war does kick off it's the survivors I feel sorry for.

[@user-vs2kt6jn8u]

Yes I want to die straight away it would be torture surviving

[@juanpablosaenz9037]

Some government official: What about the people Mr. Prime Minister? PM: The peasants? Who cares about them?

[@Tjsplatz]

@asdfetccg stop with that comedian it’s all for show he don’t give a crap about ukrainians if he did he won’t bother joining nato and be on good terms with russia

[@etahhcumosevahi]

👆this is true 😂

[@TheShoocks]

@@Tjsplatz frfr

[@johnhewlett525]

Worryingly watching this after Russia has invaded Ukraine....this now seems an appalling possibility

[@lucaspena6827]

Same lol

[@TheBestestOne]

same now on red alert xd

[@davidmiller1379]

I have been engaged as well

[@gabemore1766]

Same lol haha where are the bunkers at?

[@davidmiller1379]

@@gabemore1766 Your fridge is the best bet

[@davidpereira9058]

"the likelihood of such an event is extremely low" ... Well.. that didn't age well now did it!

[@jjt80]

Like fine milk!

[@Horseymama1]

I was about to say the same! We're all here blaming Putin and this guy jinxed it.. lol

[@Acechao111]

The likelihood of us being nuked by Russia is still minuscule

[@bootstrapperwilson7687]

Likelihood. Let's try to uphold decent standards of Englisg usage while we remain covilised. After the bomb, things will quickly go to shit.

[@davidpereira9058]

@@bootstrapperwilson7687 indeed, and corrected. Thanks.

[@subtlewill1748]

Great info, very interesting stuff. Nice to know some lucky few get to sit it out

[@IVMZERO]

Might need to do an updated version of this 😬

[@johnrshiel2187]

Humans are the curse of 🌎 they send we send and everyone else sends nukes 🙈🔥👻

[@jimgraham6722]

The ring road around the site was a bulls eye for for a Soviet R16, it's 5 megaton warhead would have dug a crater 60m deep.

[@SuperTonyony]

Truth!

[@nicolek4076]

This is why the site was decommissioned. It was OK for atom bombs but not for H bombs.

[@edwardblair4096]

I was assuming the ring road was underground. Presumably they planted trees and other things on top of the bunker complex to break up the outline.

[@nicolek4076]

@@edwardblair4096 It was a drift mine shaft in the middle of the Gloucester (IIRC) countryside, so trees and other countrysidey things are a given. It's not a concrete bunker and not really all that deep, so not suitable for protection against H bombs. It does have a railway siding inside.

[@InternetMameluq]

@@edwardblair4096 I don't know what you think 'dig' means, but it means that it's going to go underground.

[@alphamikeomega5728]

_"It's pronounced 'nucular'."_ *- Homer Simpson*

[@patriarch7237]

I was thinking that every time he said it!

[@mrberryman]

@@patriarch7237 Me too!

[@miriamllamas224]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Richardincancale]

You’d think it would be cool to learn the pronunciation before recording a video?

[@Nilguiri]

I cringed every single time!

[@philbrotherton5720]

Everything has been scrapped in the UK. As well as the large governmental bunker that you mention, all of the regional control bunkers have gone too. There's no civil defence structure & the armed forces reserves are a mere shadow of what they were during the Cold War! The most important thing that could really mean life or death for the survivors is to have knowledgeable & competent fallout monitors stationed right across the UK. These people would be trained to take readings of nuclear fallout & radiation levels in their locality & make calculations based on weather patterns in order to advise the survivors about whether to take shelter or not. Without them, most of the survivors would die from radiation poisoning as they wouldn't know when & where it was safe to leave shelter. Unfortunately, the UK's fallout monitoring system was abolished when the Royal Observer Corps was stood down in the early 1990's. There's a few military personnel who could do part of the role, but they'll either be needed elsewhere or they'll be taken out during the first wave of strikes against the UK's military infrastructure. The no1 role of any government is to try to defend & protect their population during a conflict, but successive UK governments have really dropped the ball with regards to the UK's ability to recover from a nuclear strike & survive in the aftermath!

[@Simlife101]

@Phil Brotherton I hope not because Russian state backed TV just threatened to wipe us out (UK)

[@Procharmo]

This morning on LBC some woman from MI6 said the UK has no defensive system to protect against incoming ICBs. The Russian’s Poseidon 200 megaton tsunami bomb will sink all Britain’s submarines. Best place to be on the planet is Switzerland. Bunkers for everyone plus extra space for refugees.

[@terbirmac]

Very well said.

[@Bluebetty3]

Put Phil in charge please

[@rockradio928]

My wife always laughs at me keeping my 1950's radiation monitors.

[@mikeh2006]

I imagine if nukes are fired towards Europe or USA in this (Russia) situation, then the response would be an immediate launching from multiple sites in multiple NATO countries, all headed the same way.

[@user-fh9vh6hr7w]

Yeeeepppp

[@franny5295]

I just hope somebody on that side of things is keeping that in mind...

[@user-fh9vh6hr7w]

@@franny5295 exactly. But everybody is too much of a bitch to say it. Vladimir is short of it. [being reminded] "hey vlad. Carry on pal... We will end you, and your entire country" best part is he already knows this.

[@x67th]

@@user-fh9vh6hr7w Thats why he's played the card so early. He knows his ground and air forces aren't capable of holding off NATO and taking Ukraine. So has to threaten the nuclear card. Russia would be non existent if nukes didn't exist rn

[@helentaylor7791]

@@x67th Good point.

[@cdotstrife1]

Well this came up as a recommendation at the most horrific time, didn't it?

[@beardieblighter9905]

These plans really demonstrate how little the government seems to care about its citizens

[@johanneskarlsson3859]

Ore how much they know that there is no way to help. For a nuclear bomb the are no known bunkers that are safe, the only safe ones are the ones nobody knows about.

[@gregoryfenn1462]

? Which part?

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Plan for the worse and hope for the best. A country would need a government so you have to have something in place.

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

This comment is complete BS. First of all, the nuclear war has been rebuked for the national security. That is first well done for the government. Secondly, it would be impossible to have nuclear bunker for every single citizen. It isn't just about the room for you or everyone else, but it is about a source of water and food each of us require to survive. This would be financially, technologically and logically impossible. As it is said in the video, you have 4 minutes to live. Try to build a bunker 4 minutes from every citizen. And have it fully stocked for numerous years. Constantly. It would be costly, unviable and eventually impossible. So no, a bunker is created for the heads of the country to defend the country and make sure you - as a citizen - can live on after.

[@LucaPasini2]

@@nothereandthereanywhere In Switzerland it is in fact mandatory to have enough nuclear bunkers to shelter the entire population. They've built them under most houses, schools and offices, and some road tunnels can be re-purposed in a matter of minutes. They have to contain food and anti-radiation pills. Every citizen is instructed about where to seek shelter in case of attack, both at home and at work. But the Swiss have in general always been really paranoid about being invaded, and they're surely wealthy enough to be able to afford such an effort.

[@chrisbutton5005]

Anyone watching this in 2022 and thinking "yeah, handy video"

[@Victoria-hz3gx]

Indeed! How helpful, NOT!!!

[@chrisbutton5005]

@@Victoria-hz3gx calm down Karen, I guess sarcasm wasn't your strong suit

[@Matt-Durham]

We need a part2 after recent events!

[@jamieimbusch]

In norwich we have a few huge command bunkers left over. They are still accessible if you know where to look. Great place to explore and if the poop does hit the fan, I know where I'm off too.

[@SuperTonyony]

Just keep in mind---the living would envy the dead.

[@AnEnemy100]

If by accessible you mean that one can get onto the roof.

[@jamieimbusch]

@@AnEnemy100 one off the a47 can be entered in its entirety, all floors

[@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588]

@@jamieimbusch I’ve seen some crazy footage of nuclear bunkers that still have electricity and old equipment etc. Are the ones in Norwich just empty rooms?

[@jamieimbusch]

@@ousarlxsfjsbvbg8588 last time I was there, there was a bit of old equipment left. Radios, computers, one of the big command consoles. Mostly large items that weren't practical to remove.

[@jeffdingle9677]

Back in the 60's, 70's and 80's these emergency bunkers existed all over the country, many were maintained and financed by local councils and were often given the title of Civil Defence Establishments. There is one now privately owned near Ongar in Essex, and is open as a museum...

[@xenon8342]

The sign for it is legendary "Secret nuclear bunker" just casually on all the roadsigns

[@potato-waffle7323]

Same in Scotland we have one called “Scotland’s secret bunker” and again, large signs on the side of the road.

[@minechef9628]

Yes I've been to it! The smell is rancid but it is a great look into history

[@tacosmexicanstyle7846]

@@potato-waffle7323 I’ve been to that one! Fascinating place, and very eerie. In true post-nuclear war fashion, I walked all the way there from Crail as I had no alternative means…

[@potato-waffle7323]

@@tacosmexicanstyle7846 nice, did you spot any of the toy rats that they put on the pipes🐀😂

[@life.is.adventure]

Video and animation are really at a high-class level!

[@sarahwoolnough423]

I despair, the alarms definitely could be heard through double glazing. HQ and bunkers were part of defence. Most have been decommissioned and sold.

[@Comrade_Tokoloshe]

What you have missed in your closing is that there is no longer a royal yacht for the queen to be taken to.

[@re9279]

I bet there is one for this exact senario

[@hamsterboy56]

Her Majesty has quite a few ships which can receive an aircraft; 2 aircraft supercarriers, 12 frigates and 6 destroyers being the most likely to receive her

[@Comrade_Tokoloshe]

@@hamsterboy56 Such war ships would likely be among the first targeted and sunk in a nuclear war.

[@hamsterboy56]

@@Comrade_Tokoloshe how do you suggest that an entire fleet of state of the art ships with state of the art active defenses would be sunk simultaneously the moment a war is started?

[@Comrade_Tokoloshe]

@@hamsterboy56 You are forgetting that the missiles are on their way before any evacuation is implemented. Infact their launch would wake up the powers that be to the fact that the paw-paw is about to hit the fan.

[@B-A-L]

Always seems ridiculous that the people who will start a nuclear war are the ones who have the best chance to survive it and when they finally emerge from the rubble they'll still have the same animosities and will still find a way to continue fighting!

[@hemanth3828]

I think whoever press that button, nuclear or chemical attack, the entire human race and anything else live on this earth will disappear in a matter of minutes. No one must think that they will survive if they nuked another country. This earth must’ve been a peaceful place before the mankind appeared.

[@davidfrost901]

Humans are the most unnatural life on planet Earth.

[@B-A-L]

@@hemanth3828 Not sure all the dinosaurs would agree with you on that lol

[@celtspeaksgoth7251]

Not in our case. The powers-that-be don't give a stuff about Joe Schmo. Whilst in Finland I was taken to the Russian border and to the town off Kuusamo which has its own fallout bunker - for the locals. Here it's VIPs only and everything hush hush though some locations are known about.

[@Simlife101]

@@B-A-L Thats a misconception that nuclear war would end the planet. Actually all the Nukes on the Earth couldn't do that but the radiation would make places un liveable but not the whole planet. Most likely lower yield nukes would be used at first. Russia just threatened the UK on their state tv they even have a demo showing a nuke hitting the UK and saying they only need to send one and were over

[@dougieakadougal]

I'm sure there's a country and by law every house must be equipped with a nuclear bunker...should be law here in the UK too

[@fraggit]

You're thinking of Switzerland. I think it was only law between the 60s and the 80s. I don't think it's law now, I might be wrong.

[@coachcharles1566]

It was a Law in Switzerland, not anymore.

[@davidforrest6730]

I was working in Durham today and heard the early warning sirens going off which isn't all that unual since these are probably tested quite regularly but this one was different... It wasn't bang on an an hour such a 1200 which would usually be an indication of a test and it was followed by a loud explosion that couldn't have been more than a mile from where I was in South East Durham( not too far from Hartlepool nuclear power station which was a confirmed Russian coordinate during the cold war) Im not usually one to be worried about something like that but I was working outside up a ladder and my heart literally skipped a beat... Not to be melodramatic but early warning alarm siren tests as far as I am aware have never been succeded but an explosion during tests and so I was quite worried to the point I got down off the ladder and into my works van. The threat of nuclear war is now VERY real and arming Ukraine and sending support every day brings us 1 step closer to Putin finally become so frustrated at the resistance that he pushes the button. We know he won't accept defeat and will be victorious by any means necessary. The means of the victory is solely in the hands of the west. The ONLY option is to negotiate peace NOW before it's too late.

[@racheladkins6060]

So there are Sirens still around? Not for normal people. Stuff the prime minister.

[@dianeoflaherty2766]

We get that Ukraine needs help and we gave that in many ways but our government needs to protect our country and its people. We need money for NHS etc we need to build this country up. ENOUGH IS Enough Now. Do the right thing . We Don't Want to fight.we Don't want a 3rd world war. Enough lives have been lost already. We Need Peace everywhere. Don't help fuel the war put our country first for once.God dam it

[@roserobson6707]

Pfff why would Russia wanna destroy Durham? Litrally a city full of Pregablin idiots who only know how to say "nonce" and think they Rocky by doing so!!! Honestly, your better off living out that corrupt city, even the police take the stuff and as corrupt than the idiots living there, ever since moving out my life has been way better, if tou do not understand what Russia is doing then let me clue you in, they won't use nuclear weapons since they know that the land too be destroyed, its been used so us brits don't give in with sending more items over there, I'd say end of 2024 is probably the start where a tact nuke is used in Ukraine followed by 2025 where UK may be attacked by these new nukes. Why I'm I saying 2025? Simple, I read Russian, I too once lived in Durham and never again going to that rotten town, just keep away from the county all together and go up North to either Newcastle or south to Middlesbrough, yet you have nothing to fear about the wars happening, no, its just spreaded corruption by pathetic leaders who want money!!! I wish you good luck though ever breaks out, since I will head straight to ground zero and make peace ever trapped on this continent, no point to worry when vaporised, just pray, have a drink and make peace with the world, its that or try and survive else where which itself is far worse sadly :'(

[@roserobson6707]

Plus Durham shut down most the clothing and other stores, its now chocka with more pubs and casinos, seriously its a bad move by council and politiancs, people gotta wake up to the truth.

[@rikstan15]

You said the quarry had an "underwater lake", now I assume you meant "underground lake", but you can never be too sure

[@oliver7901]

Yes; surely all lakes are underwater. Also, "nuke-ular"?

[@SuperTonyony]

@@oliver7901 He took diction lessons from Dubya Bush.

[@InternetMameluq]

@@oliver7901 For some reason a lot of Brits say that.

[@richiehoyt8487]

@@oliver7901 You're saying it wrong - as all edjukatid peepul kno, it's "Nyou~killer"! 😉 Seriously though, thank you. It honestly has gotten to the point where I think that there are people who are both educated and smart, who think that "Nu~kuller" (or some variant) - and not "Nuclear" - is in fact the correct pronunciation, so ubiquitous has it become! Also, re. the "Underwater" thing - good catch! Although if I can 'wax pedantic' for a moment, there IS actually such a thing as, for all intents and purposes, 'underwater lakes', though *AFAIK* they only exist in the oceans. I believe they're called "Cold Seeps" ("Salt Seeps"??) *[EDIT] "Brine Pools."* Even on video, they can look amazing, like some kind of executive's desktop toy or optical illusion, writ (ahem) "Ginormous". 🤦 They are pools of water that collect in hollows in the ocean floor that are of a markedly differing temperature and/or saline consistency to the overlaying waters. They can be a haven for marine life, or conversely, a deathtrap (sometimes they have a peculiar mirror~like appearance, while at other times, they are quite undetectable.) there is a compelling short video which has gone viral which shows an eel swimming into a layer of water akin to one of these seeps that is reminiscent of nothing so much as an earthworm giving its life for science in a schoolboy's experiments with a 1970's chemistry set!

[@tedthesailor172]

It's part of a cunning deception to fool the enemy...

[@wallflower1852]

Putin nuclear deterrence announcements brought me here. And I'm not even British.

[@DakotaCrossed]

That’s what brought me here as well

[@RyanTaylor2000]

I’m not in London but still gives me chills and worry about it flying onto the UK

[@tabitapaulet2864]

Where are you?

[@tabitapaulet2864]

Where are you now?

[@asdbowers]

My father’s seen the queen’s nuclear bunker at Sandringham and apparently it’s extensive.

[@iancrouch2054]

I have to keep asking myself ... 'How can that undignified, subversive, treacherous mess that we keep seeing on television be a Prime Minister?

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Is it even human ! ?

[@maciej9280]

having members of this goverment as the very last survivors of a nuclear war, makes for a veeery chilling thought.

[@Moteridgerider]

On the other hand, it might be just desserts in that they’d only have each other as company in the nuclear winter that followed!

[@earthman6700]

Especially as they would be the Chief protagonists. The ones that can stop is as much as start it.

[@realShikha885]

Commenting with this pfp on CGTN would be awesome

[@paulallen3405]

Not really, if the last survivors are indeed members of the Government, then at the very least they will get to experience the fruits of their labour, in all it's hideous aspects, before they to die a horrible death from radiation poisoning, starvation, other VERY upset survivors, madness etc...

[@McLovin18-88]

hopefully the nhs will be safe

[@benlunt4686]

I thought this was a good joke until my partner terrified cried, then realisation hit and we have kids, the thought is now terrifying

[@jackward7771]

It’s definitely not fair for our rights to be protected by our government if we’re supposed to be left to be obliterated and they tell us no use to run but the government get to be protected and have their own toilet

[@chrisbutton5005]

It's nice to know that our government has a solid evacuation plan......... For artwork.

[@HowardKlein1958]

Best place to be is ground zero. London or military bases such as Coningsby or Lakenheath. You wouldn't even know it happened, just gone in a micro second.

[@JenniferA886]

Good point… I used to live in the uk, just before the Ukraine conflict started… I moved back to NZ. Remote farm. Best thing I’ve ever done 👍👍👍

[@warprecautions631]

Great video. It's good to see other channels covering this area of history, that is often forgotten.

[@theotherandrew5540]

In the event of a nuclear attack, the best option would be to go out and watch it. The worst option would be to survive it.

[@joshstainton8207]

I feel like going out to watch it and then surviving would be worse, as you slowly die from radiation poisoning

[@steves1015]

@@joshstainton8207 likely blinded too.

[@paulohagan3309]

Back in the 80sI read a newspaper report that prices of houses in the very centre of an English city [Bristol if I remember right) which was a sure target for a nuke were going sky high. The reason was that if they were in Bristol during a nuclear attack, people wanted to be sure they would be vaporised.

[@HO-bndk]

How are you going to watch it flash blinded and in an 8000 degree fireball (before the blast wave scatters your ashes)?

[@willow2290]

I totally agree! I’d just stand outside with my husband as there’s no way I would want to survive the aftermath

[@tohellwithgoogle4261]

The system in the US is the Emergency Alert System, too. From some time tin the 1960s until the mid 1990s was the Emergency Broadcasting Service. EAS is also used for other things - like weather disasters.

[@donaldedgar1004]

It’s very scary to even think of what to do so stop at home is the only option unless you happen to have a fall out shelter

[@saulwilliams-wilson7356]

After the actions of the government on the pandemic I think we'd all be pretty fucked 😂

[@InternetMameluq]

I'd love to see Bojo insist that radiotion poisoning is just a hoax, and walk into a contaminated zone.

[@Anjulo959]

Exactly...done and dusted 🤣

[@tomx641]

The government handled it pretty well. We saw Labour's performance in much lesser emergencies and lets be honest their performance left a lot to be desired. I think it is sad that people are more interested in bashing their opponent than helping their fellow citizens.

[@InternetMameluq]

@@tomx641 No it didn't.

[@tomx641]

@@InternetMameluq Yes it did

[@alirg3554]

It'll be funny if 4 submarines open their letters and read 4 different instructions :D

[@auxencefromont1989]

This is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, nuke the 3 other submarines

[@Paul_Davies]

Could be you get a rogue crew that'll ignore the letter and have a mutiny to launch the nukes

[@atlanticx100]

@@Paul_Davies Or just say F it and sail somewhere safer.

[@JonasHamill]

@@Paul_Davies As far as I'm aware, as with any other military situation the final word is always given by the commanding officer. Therefor if the commanding officer on board decides not to follow the instructions they are within their right to do so. I don't know this for sure though so take it as fact.

[@jommydavi2197]

There is an imposter among us

[@drakejensen9062]

'' Chances of this happening are really low '' Putin: now what does this button do

[@steffenrosmus9177]

Answer: "Destroying you and your familiy too and ruins your reputation in history completly"

[@stevebinning977]

We can only hope that when the government ministers emerge from their bunker they will meet the hordes of starving, irradiated, mutant cannibals who have been waiting for them to emerge from their shelter.

[@archiesmum8601]

What's the point of the 4 minute warning? Personally I'd rather not know, it's not as if we could get somewhere safe in 4 minutes is it? I'd be well fed up if I was sound asleep & was woken up to be told that I'd be vapourised in 4 minutes 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@jackward7771]

Yeah

[@emmalou9067]

Worse case I can grab my kids and we can go together. Me hubby ad kids. Not much eles we can do. Maybe send a text to family. But nah I agree not much we can do so no point stressing it. If I was on me jack I'd rarther not know.

[@timhuggins1993]

Better to be sat on the bomb riding it down to the earth , that is a adrenaline scary stunt that no one can ever match , or for 28 yr old single man since aged 16 with never any proper girlfriend due to having spent that time improving my mental health hugely and becoming outgoing sociable intelligent kind person I now see worthy to appeal to a nice girlfriend 4 minutes won't be enough time and more a case of WTF did I do live with my life except I lived 10 years longer than if I took my own life 10 years ago lol 😱🤔

[@catherinebirch2399]

If the bomb is dropped, it will most likely be on the centre of London. I live close to the Essex border, so I would be far more likely to be blinded by the flash than vaporized. Off the warning sounds I'll just close the blackout curtains and dive under my bed.

[@jackward7771]

@@catherinebirch2399 but then the nuclear gasses drive in

[@jesseberg3271]

*Hacker:* _Anyway, the Americans will always protect us from the Russians, won't they?_ *Sir Humphrey:* _Russians? Who's talking about the Russians?_ *Hacker:* _Well, the independent deterrent._ *Sir Humphrey:* _It's to protect us against the French!_

[@AheadMatthewawsome]

**insert laugh track here**

[@jesseberg3271]

@@AheadMatthewawsome actually, that program (or is it programe?) always had a live studio audience. They were handling such controversial political material, and in real time, that they were worried that there would be political pressure at the BBC to shut them down. Being able to show that there was hot demand for live tickets meant that they could prove the show was popular, and that there was public demand for it.

[@vrenak]

@CHRISTIAN KNIGHT Any first nuclear strike by a NATO country needs approval by all NATO members, this was actually the last action in the many NATO wide WWIII drills, if they voted nuke, the scenario would be wrapped up soon after. However has 1 NATO country been attacked by nukes, any are free to unleash however many nukes they see fit, but I suppose it's good form to consult or at least inform the rest ahead of launch. As for retaliation with biological and/or chemical weapons I haven't heard about any protocols, but I guess something similar would be in order.

[@sbatty65227]

A brilliant series. Usually quote this at some point myself.

[@Jim-de4dj]

@CHRISTIAN KNIGHT And a TRUMP America

[@simonhulmesh]

We need to reopen those old Cold war bunkers if not for government make public shelters.

[@rachelwatson5503]

I remember my English teacher telling the class, if there was a nuclear strike she would hope her class would go first! Who would have thought today we would have people on our TV advocating stronger measures against Russia even if it leads to using nuclear weapons, not only has our government and some of it's employees gone crazy but also the media, many of it's presenters and many of the UK population in general

[@joshroberts7573]

Let that be a lesson to you all. Art work is more important to your leaders than you and your families.

[@Yorick257]

Even my "HelloWorld" programming project is more important since it was one of the repos stored in the Arctic Vault. On a more serious note, I think, saving at least some culture and history from the before times IS important. Maybe, if there will be some survivors, then they will be able to understand how it has come to it

[@isaacho8230]

I disagree with this assessment. There is no feasible way that the population could be effectively evacuated in this nightmare scenario. Key art pieces are symbols of civilisation, which would be instrumental in rebuilding society post war.

[@walrusbehindyou9214]

This was a really good video, you should make a series about the other nuclear powers and their plans.

[@Dead_in__side__]

Good Idea Mrs May!

[@aarongault]

@@Dead_in__side__ she’s she’s no longer mrs may, she is Lady May

[@ssgcar1088]

Have you seen james may😂

[@carlpeo1423]

Why do you have may as you pic? Lol

[@OscarSJP]

How would he know their plans? What a stupid suggestion.

[@tonyhind6992]

It back on the table again.

[@WisdomToAll]

Boris may be questioned for his Christmas party inside bunkers during nukes days .

[@freedomofchoice3606]

How many people are watching this after Russia started ww3?

[@Bobbleoff]

A four minute warning is a bit of a kick in the balls. What can you do in four minutes? I'd rather not know and just die unexpectedly

[@JoshSweetvale]

You can run into the basement. Live another few weeks to months if you're far enough away. You can say goodbye, if you're in a city.

[@tiffanylove6713]

guzzle a bottle of whiskey!!

[@sp-pz8uc]

Put the washing on, maybe or water the plants. Maybe even both, if your quick. It's all about keeping occupied.

[@lir.j6245]

At a minimum, close the windows and curtains and stay away. The light of the blast would blind you if you rushed to the windows upon hearing the bomb drop. You would also need the time to create an inner refuge in your home and collect water and canned food together in your house so that you might be able to survive the 2 week wait you’d need to sit through before it’s safe to leave your home.

[@gregstew3355]

Make a pothole in 3 minutes though it takes me 4. Might have to eat it when I'm dead

[@GNML6836]

If a nuclear bomb hit Britain, Boris Johnson's hair would fall into place and finally look presentable.

[@rubywoo6565]

Did you hear that? Nothing to be grained by trying to get away? After they are all safely in the bunker, we are all left behind. How scary to hear this when we have 4 minutes to do nothing.

[@TheGamer-rq8oj]

This video is turning from a what if to a possibility lol.

[@luketracey3269]

Really ...than we are allmost free . Yayyy

[@thehusketeers4319]

This is what happens when you have a vegetable in the WH . If Obama or Trump were in office they could have discussed diplomacy over the video phone. A small part of me says bring it on so I can say 'told you so" just before I get vaporised

[@tiffanylove6713]

Hardly anything to "lol" about....

[@TheGamer-rq8oj]

@@tiffanylove6713 it kind of is, plus if the bomb's do fall I won't be around/alive to care.

[@billardbenjamin6164]

@@TheGamer-rq8oj Have you gon mad?

[@globaleas6568]

Wow, this show is great! They get right to the point you want to know about, and they are easy to understand.

[@TommyB-se3lb]

Ww3 soon

[@naughtymonkey04]

Yeah mean the point being that if it goes tits up, we’re all screwed. Yeah good job! 😱🥲

[@freddyeverready]

Chances have risen very recently.

[@ben_rashbrook]

Currently, bunker wise, the government has a bunker underneath Whitehall and the Royal Family have a bunker out side Bath. During a nuclear attack, the public don't really have the means to get to a bunker quickly enough unless they have a basement. Most houses/buildings can act as a shelter however so we should be pretty safe so long as we have enough supplies. Moral of this story, keep 14 days worth of canned food handy.

[@82Ispy]

So advanced in technology but can't take down one man. Makes you wonder who's playing this matrix we're living in.

[@hayleydryden8358]

It isnt just one man..

[@vantablack5690]

That one man has more technology aswell 🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mantea3481]

they took down a leader in a place called austria-hungary once, it caused ww1 to happen. I'll let you rethink about this

[@berserkirclaws107]

And what would the UK do if a pandemic was declared 🤔 That could be a good video to do to found out what plan are in place .

[@HassanPoyo]

Clearly none based on whats been happening for the past two years

[@berserkirclaws107]

@@HassanPoyo I know ☹️ They did have a plan apparently and they lost it ...I can't recall where I read this I think it was an article from the Independent.

[@anguswaterhouse9255]

The pandemic planning team was scrapped by borris to save money

[@berserkirclaws107]

@Scom Tott 🤣🤣🤣

[@JustCallMeJames]

We’re doomed

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Just goes to show how hard it is to predict the future. Right now (May 2022) we are at greater risk of Nuclear War and Mutually Assured Destruction than at any time in the Cold War.

[@vikingofengland]

Agree but still very very low risk of it happening. Putin is bluffing all the way.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

@@vikingofenglandMAD is Putin's option of last resort. Given that all his actions have lead to Ukraine and NATO becoming stronger than ever, and he cannot win this war, his only options are MAD or suicide.

[@number8485]

It has to be realised that this has now become another very real possibility and an air defence missile system needs to be taken far more seriously.

[@Umbooms]

The tec to intercept a hypersonic ICBM’s don’t exist rn

[@roshnisounder239]

It’s so upsetting that this is becoming likely

[@jackward7771]

I know

[@joelstephenson8017]

Fr

[@TommyB-se3lb]

Can't waite I have a bunker on my garden it has its own water supply and cleans radiation from the air I have food supply's for 19 years and we have unlimited power supply

[@TheDreadedThirteenth]

Especially with how erratic Putin's actions and press statements have been. His reasoning and behaviour seems increasingly unhinged and worrying

[@jackward7771]

@@TheDreadedThirteenth his weapons person or what ever threatened to while uk of the face of earth

[@gr8testsc0tsman31]

Excellent video, easy to understand and covers all the necessary aspects. Good job!

[@iStillLoveEasterBaby]

So basically us pawns on the chessboard inevitably get wiped off. Then it's the elite pieces of the game strategically moving about the board to get to safety.

[@philthomson7776]

I miss Covid and the lockdowns those were the days

[@frausilver2741]

The 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my sentiments entirely.

[@eineweitereratselhafteseel8801]

Yeah man, those were the days , when life was easy. 😂

[@philthomson7776]

@@eineweitereratselhafteseel8801 yeah 2 years later look at the world now

[@philthomson7776]

Doesnt anyone else think it’s odd that in those 2years we have potentially 2 catastrophic changes to our lives

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

This is why Boris is buying a new silly boat, it's his escape when we go to war with China.

[@SuperTonyony]

I wonder if he'll pack a comb in his bugout bag?

[@miriamllamas224]

He's handling covid and Brexit so well. A nuclear war to his belt will be easy.

[@splodge561]

What boats are these?

[@alfredfanshaw4786]

Good riddance to bad rubbish😀

[@somethinglikethat2176]

I'm picturing some civil servants wandering a radioactive hell scape looking for some distant member of royal family to get them to find any surviving MP to make PM. Could almost be a Monty Python skit. Edit: has ty m points out Yes Prime Minister would be the best fit.

[@georgecatton]

That would make an hilarious comedy film. A joke version of the over serious American post apocalypse films

[@tacosmexicanstyle7846]

Sounds like ‘King Ralph’. Most of the royal family dies in the same freak accident and the civil service goes nuts trying to find the heir… it ends up being a classless American lol

[@tym7267]

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Fallout edition

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@@tym7267 Jim: What do you mean 90% of people in the shelters are civil servants? Sir Humphrey: They are vital to a well run state. Jim: Vital!? Half the state no longer exists! Sir Humphrey: All the more reason that the remaining half should be run well.

[@erikthenorviking8251]

@@georgecatton Spike Milligan's "The Bed Sitting Room" hits the spot perfectly...

[@WeLsHWaRrIoR4EvA]

"The likelihood of such an event is incredibly low" *6 months later*

[@n9bjj871]

There should be public information films being shown for exacly what people should do. Just the basics

[@fraggit]

I remember the information leaflets handed out in the 70s and 80s, believe me, if it's the same info, you really don't want to know. Search "protect and survive" on KZbin, it's grim lol.

[@hughmuir3063]

No real point worrying as the average person is unlikely to be able to prepare anything to counter the effects.

[@HO-bndk]

Pessimist! Haven't you read Protect and Survive? You lean a door against a wall and pile garbage bags filled with dirt on top.Sorted!

[@archiesmum8601]

But what kind of world would you be fighting to survive for? Scorched earth, decay, disease and a slow painful death seems most likely Personally I hope the blast itself or the immediate fall out afterwards just takes me But until then I see no reason to stop fighting for peace in anyway I can

[@RyanTaylor2000]

Find and spot nearest underground railways in your area, that’s the best bet. There are many in major cities in the UK and don’t worry if you’re in rural areas as they may not targeting your area.

[@archiesmum8601]

@@RyanTaylor2000 I still think we need to be talking to China, trying to convince them not to invade Taiwan. Russia can't just take Ukraine and hold it indefinitely, they have to have plan's to move further into Europe & they'll need support from somewhere... The rest of the world has to get between Russia & China to stop an all out world war in which there'll be nowhere safe for any of us

[@widodoakrom3938]

Go to southern hemisphere like new Zealand or Chile

[@clre3013]

My anxiety can’t take anymore 😭 this whole thing is scaring the absolute shit outta me. The PM etc will be fine and safe us civilians have no chance and it’s them who are making us go into a war😞😞

[@MuhammadHamza-fi1lb]

Can easily be avoided if nato didn't propose to let Ukraine join nato after ussr 13 nations joined nato coming at door step of Russia what do you think was gonna happen you expected Russia to be Iraq

[@williamf4544]

Think postive - you sound like one of them poor people who wouldnt have got into a lifeboat on the Titanic - i sure as hell would have - as unlikely as it is have a plan in the back of your head - where you would go in your housethat has the least windows and adjacent the toilet - what you would block the toilet window with and have a few tins of stuff ready to throw in a bag (remember the tin opener ) - it will be survival of the fittest so make sure you one of them and stop fretting - oh yeh you will need candles as well and a few books and things

[@greaper5123]

No matter how much you worry, nothing will change what will be, so pointless worrying about it, it will not solve anything, use that anxiety to prepare yourself, once them missiles are on there way over, stay calm and get underground some how, with supplies for a month or two.

[@TheSmertinator]

Don't ever think the governments of the world or elites care one minute about normal citizens. There wouldn't be any wars if they were sent to the frontline first 🙄

[@kevinworrall4904]

@@greaper5123 underground lol where? how? Shall I start digging now in my back garden.. you mad?

[@beatbonjon1384]

It’s not low now about being nuked

[@Vladishit_Putler]

oh 2021... we all miss that year

[@davidmitchell9586]

The Prime ministers and Defence Ministers should be in the Front line.

[@nmaqsood8980]

So basically, we the civilians are all left to die while Boris and gang gets a private toilet, all safe in a bunker… nice!

[@terrybull1043]

Yeah and us mugs paid for it 🤷‍♂️

[@jackward7771]

It’s definitely not fair for our rights to be protected by our government if we’re supposed to be left to be obliterated and they tell us no use to run but the government get to be protected

[@Nick-cn2hq]

They wont last long with all the workers dead

[@LowBlow]

Would you really want to live in a bunker anyway?

[@jackward7771]

@@LowBlow to save and repopulate the world and we won’t be there for ever anyway

[@miamiglia]

We need to sort it out big time

[@sarahwoolnough5626]

It's disgusting that HQ have been sold and monitoring posts have also been sold the posts monitored fallout to advise troops and population could move to 'safety'. The alarms in use mentioned here could definitely be heard by local populations regardless of double glazing. I was serving with the RAF nuclear division and ear defenders were not standard issue at a the time my hearing was damaged when I was serving, by the early warning alarms. Unless they too have been sold a return of the alarms would be far more effective at warning the public than sending text messages, as many of us may live in a bad or erratic mobile signal area

[@robinvivalavida]

typo in title :)

[@sovietunionball1290]

Did we ask?

[@robinvivalavida]

@@sovietunionball1290 Shouldd I care?

[@travelwell6049]

Easy to change amend the typo in title. Harder to fix the typo in the video animation.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Pedants fight. Excelent.

[@ImMamba]

Shows how little effort good into the videos 😂

[@JoannaHammond]

You can pretty much gaurantee their is an ISP override that redirects all pages to a wartime alert to ensure that everyone can receive the information.

[@Red_wine]

Yeah under the Civil Contingencies act, In an emergency the UK government is allowed to have direct control over all broadband operators and openreach, not to mention all transport, power providers, water companies, healthcare providers and much more.

[@jwil4286]

@@Red_wine do they get to take control of the dominions as well?

[@demoniack81]

[laughs in cloudflare dns]

[@PrograError]

@@demoniack81 doesn't matter, government still holds the "pipes" just ask vietnam or china...

[@anonitachi7488]

Can you imagine how crap it would be, though? The Tories have probably replaced the emercenctly button with a sticker and pocketed the funding

[@tedoneilclark4710]

We do. A few years ago I had an experience. You could stay a time travel vision wilst meditating in my friends back garden. I saw everyone, neighborhood at the time frozen and frazzled like half skeletons. It was astounding. They looked like they were victims of some kind of radiation.

[@glenharrison1410]

Good to explain the old way of dealing with nuclear conflict but what would be the new way of dealing with a nuclear war probably verry more complex and better engerneard

[@jonathanhurst980]

before I watch it I'm betting from the title it's something along the lines of rich/politicians hide in bunker we all die or mutate

[@waynekerrgoodstyle]

Nailed it!

[@somethinglikethat2176]

The rich would be up the same creek and have similar paddle issue to the rest if they didn't get out in advance. When the currency of your wealth is worthless and your assets are radioactive dust your not really wealthy anymore.

[@Siobhan-swanny]

Bang on dude

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@Scom Tott if the UK is involved in a nuclear war it's likely that whatever war it is will tank the global economy and crash its financial system. Those overshore banks have that money tied up in it. Also if you're stuck in Britain how will you get there? Air travel would be difficult even if the private jet is ok, it's unlikely GPS is and you don't know what's happening where you're flying too. Sailing has similar issues. On top of all this you don't know if the crew has taken off to see their families, with or without the boat or plane. Then you have you issue of whatever military, government or newly formed mob deciding they need it more. Sgt Royal Marine: Thank you for your concern Mr Bezos, it is a nice yacht, I understand you own it however Her Majesty's Royal Navy needs to borrow it for a little while.

[@jasonmaguire7552]

@Scom Tott is this a joke? You know that much of this wealth will be in the form of British shares, right? Shares that will become worthless. And shares from most countries would also become worthless too. The fact this isn't obvious to you is insane. What do you think is in "offshore bank accounts? Shares and currency. How tf would either of these things maintain any value in the event of nuclear war? How would they do anything with thay wealth countries if it didn't immediately become worthless? There's nothing for them to buy, and the internet would be out with no way to transfer anything and nothing to transfer it to By God you people are dumb.

[@celtspeaksgoth7251]

The probability wasn't "incredibly low" in 1983. You could feel the tension - so no surprise when it was later revealed that WW3 nearly started by accident late that year. It's not just history - it's living history - well within living memory and the danger is still there.

[@casteretpollux]

Abel Archer - yes. A Russian soldier M Petrov refused to press the button when commanded to in a false incoming signal.

[@casteretpollux]

@@alphamikejuliet1501 presumably now a private company is paid but doesn't do it?

[@Mic_Glow]

30:00 2021: incredibly unlikely 2022: maybe start stockpile food and water

[@christinehaylett4181]

We should all have the right now to build shelters in gardens no planning permission requirements .

[@anjou6497]

Yes. 👍💥

[@VortexVisionary]

No

[@VortexVisionary]

Criminals would obviously use them to hide and hold people prisoner 🤔