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BRINK OF APOCALYPSE 5/7
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Interview with Col Charlie Simpson, NATO Special Weapons Section, the Nuclear Policy Section, [2007]
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- [2007] (Creation)
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Typescript transcript of interview with Col Charlie Simpson, NATO Special Weapons Section, the Nuclear Policy Section with questions. Subjects include a description of a NATO bunker in South Dakota; the reinforcements and shock insulation of the bunkers and its ability withstand nuclear attack; the launch control centre; protection against unauthorised launches, the workings of a self-contained bunker/capsule; survival period in the bunker; the psychology of no lone zone policy; Primary Arding System (PAS) which was a direct communication line to military crews and any backup communication devices. 43pp
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