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UK declassifies BBC's Cold War script for nuclear attack

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 3, 2008 7:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – A radio script that the British government planned to broadcast to survivors of a nuclear attack has been made public for the first time, the BBC reports. The script, written in the 1970s and released by the National Archives, warns listeners to stay in hiding... Read full story »

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