MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS: Secret bunkers hidden in Greater Manchester's streets, woods and buildings that were built amid fears of attack from Soviet Union

  • Till Geiger

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Period11 Apr 2022

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  • TitleSecret bunkers hidden in Greater Manchester's streets, woods and buildings that were built amid fears of attack from Soviet Union
    Media name/outletManchester Evening News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/04/22
    DescriptionTill Geiger, cold war historian at Manchester University, said he is surprised Trafford built one so late. He said: "However 1983 was the time when the cruise missiles were first stationed here. There was a certain amount of tension and people did talk about the possibility of nuclear war."
    URLhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/secret-bunkers-hidden-greater-manchesters-23626346
    PersonsTill Geiger
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Keywords

  • Manchester history
  • the Cold War