Revisiting the Unthinkable: Emergency Water When the Soviets reached hydrogen bomb capabilities in 1955 followed by reliable ballistic missile delivery systems in 1960 Britain was quickly pressed into rethinking its entire nuclear defence strategies. No longer able to spot, plot, and intercept Soviet bombers within realistic timeframes or assure pragmatic rescue in the event of a nuclear strike the government transitioned to focus instead on … Continue reading The Braithwaite: Emergency Water for a Nuclear Attack