Why I moved to the world’s longest-running anti-nuclear camp
24 January 2018
Iona Soper was studying social anthropology when she visited Faslane Peace Camp to research a commune for her dissertation.
So why did she decide to move from outside researcher to in-house activist?
Britain’s nuclear history
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How did Britain get involved in the nuclear arms race?
Britain has been involved in the competition from the very start.
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The many faces of Greenham Common
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Five surprising ways that serious men talked about nuclear weapons in the 1950s and 60s
The British government engaged in complex nuclear negotiations with American presidents in the 1950s and 60s.
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The BBC’s detailed plans for nuclear war
The Wartime Broadcasting System (WTBS) would have operated from 11 protected bunkers spread across the UK.
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