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Dallas Campbell recalls 'Protect and Survive' leaflets on how to survive a nuclear attack

During the Cold War era, the nuclear arms race resulted in weapons with the power to wipe humanity off the face of the Earth. Dallas Campbell remembers growing up in the 1970s when 'Protect and Survive' leaflets were distributed to homes, providing government advice on how to survive a nuclear attack. The responsibility to unleash Armageddon rested on the shoulders of just a handful of men and in 1971, Horizon gained unprecedented access to their extraordinary daily lives.

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