The image of a mushroom cloud and the fear of a four minute warning were ingrained in the minds of all those who lived through the Cold War in the United Kingdom.
The mushroom image created by nuclear tests was seen widely throughout the media and illustrated the threat of the Third World War.
In the event [...]
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PhotoHunt – Zap
12 Comments CherryPie on May 4th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Sturdy
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18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 13th 2012
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World War 4…
… will be fought with sticks and stones.
I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2012
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A Busy Weekend – Again ;-)
On Saturday I attended a planned celebration trip to Alton Towers. I am not a fan of roller-coaster rides etc. but there were other opportunities there for me to enjoy
The gardens were one of my enjoyments although I had to do a little detour when a group of (eight) Neanderthals were yelling to [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2011
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Defence Training Review Collapses
Yesterday my colleagues at Cosford learned that they had a won a long campaign to stop the privatisation of Defence Training.
In a ministerial announcement it was revealed that it had become necessary to terminate the DTR procurement and Metrix’s appointment as Preferred Bidder because an affordable solution was not forthcoming within the time frame required:
DTR [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2010
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Military Academy on Shaky Ground
The Guardian newspaper also report that they have learned that the PFI project that was proposed to finance a military training academy in Wales is likely to be scrapped:
The Guardian has also learned that a £14bn PFI project – one of the largest ever – to finance a military training academy in Wales is likely [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2010
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Costly PFI Project Might Now be Axed
Today’s edition of the Shropshire Star reports that plans to move defence training to South Wales could now be axed. Union officials have welcomed the news that these costly, controversial plans may not go ahead and the new hope this gives to RAF Cosford’s chances of survival as a military base:
A Government source has [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Sep 29th 2010
