This is different from my usual political and social commentary, but I thought might be of interest to some here, even some not in the U.K. I grew up

If War Comes To The UK - by The Peaceful Revolutionary

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2024-11-27 09:30:04

This is different from my usual political and social commentary, but I thought might be of interest to some here, even some not in the U.K.

I grew up watching apocalyptic films like ‘Threads’ 1 and ‘When The Wind Blows’ 2 about the aftermath of a nuclear war with Russia. At the time such an outcome seemed very likely, but with the collapse of the U.S.S.R. the world breathed a sign of relief, as the fear was finally over, or so we thought.

With the recent escalating tensions between Europe and Russia, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have all recently produced (or updated) guides for the public about the potential of war in response to the prospect of Russia attacking beyond the borders of Ukraine into mainland Europe.

Although the U.K. updated its dealing with radiation guide for local authorities 3 in September 4 , it says this is just coincidence, and either way it doesn’t cover many of the other kinds of preparations for war other European guides do. The government has general preparedness and emergency guides, but they are primarily focused on weather emergencies. These still have some useful information, but not as comprehensive or relevant to times of war.

Interestingly the U.K. Red Cross emergency guide also deals with terrorist attacks (run for your lives!) I didn’t think these were that likely but who knew that the current U.K. threat level is ‘substantial’? 5 This is perhaps - in part - due to the recent suspected Russian sabotage incidents in Britain. 6