How East Germany doped its athletes (264)
In the early 1970s, the athletes of East Germany started to achieve incredible sports results, winning medals and setting new world records with astonishing frequency. For many years, their sporting s...
3 Des 20221h
The building of the Berlin Wall (263)
From the moment East Germany was formed in 1949, many of its citizens chose to leave to start a new life in the West. By the mid-1950s, the trickle had turned into a flood as large numbers rejected Wa...
26 Nov 20221h 15min
Guarding Rudolf Hess, Hitler's Deputy Führer (262)
Dave Phillips is a Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London. The Yeoman Warders have been guarding the Tower since Tudor times. Dave joined the British Army aged 16 into the Royal Irish Rangers. We hear...
19 Nov 202257min
From Cold War military drone development, to the deployment and command of the nuclear armed Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) in Europe (261)
We continue the story of Richard Stachurski from the previous episode. Part 1 is here https://coldwarconversations.com/episode260 In 1971 Richard left NASA and was assigned to the Drone/Remotely Pil...
12 Nov 202256min
Nuclear missile launch control and Mission Control for the NASA Apollo Moon Missions (260)
Richard Stachurski joined the US Air Force in 1962, on the cusp of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a security police officer guarding nuclear-armed B-58 Hustler bombers. Within two years he volunteered f...
5 Nov 202254min
Britain's 1980s Cold War Dads Army/Home Guard - The Home Service Force
The Home Service Force or HSF was UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Cold War version of the World War 2 Home Guard. An almost forgotten unit, the HSF was established in 1982 and recruited from e...
28 Okt 202257min
An aircraft hijack to escape from the Soviet Union (258)
Back in the 1970s, migrating from the Soviet Union was an unattainable dream for many, particularly Jews wanting to leave for Israel. To leave the Soviet Union for another country, it was necessary to...
21 Okt 202247min
Defending RAF Gatow - Britain's airbase in Cold War Berlin (257)
Trevor Howie’s role at RAF Gatow was advising the Station Commander on Station defence during times of war, tension or terrorist threat as well as the defence of 26 Signals Unit at the Teufelsberg lis...
14 Okt 202250min
