10/23/2026
Watch Tower · energy

‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign

Filed by Terra Bloom
‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign
Government’s emergency planning advice has sparked sales of essentials but no panic stockpiling, say prepping shop ownersWhen the UK government launched its “Protect and Survive” public information campaign in 1980 on how to stay alive after a nuclear attack, it was met with a combination of scepticism, disbelief and derision.The advice included how to build a “fallout room” at home, how to whitewash windows to protect from a blast, and how to store a dead body for up to five days. Continue
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‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaign — Watch Tower