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
Guarding Britain's nuclear weapons and RAF Akrotiri during the Cold War (256)
Following his RAF Regiment officer training Trevor Howie was posted to 34 Sqn at Raf Akrotiri in Cyprus, commanding C Flight. The RAF regiment was effectively the Royal Air Force’s infantry, providing...
7 Okt 202259min
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis with Sir Max Hastings (255)
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is reckoned to be one of the most perilous events in history, when the World faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those we...
30 Sep 20221h 1min
“Houston, we’ve had a problem” interview with Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut (254)
Fred Haise was one of the three astronauts on the ill-fated Moon mission when a design fault caused an oxygen tank to explode mid-mission putting the Apollo 13 crew in mortal danger on April 13th, 197...
23 Sep 20221h 29min
