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V Bombers, the deterrent, the Cold War & the science behind it all
Berkshire to Bermondsey
Vulcan doing Vulcan things

#aviation
#history
#coldwar
#nuclear
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
XM575 - delivered to the RAF in 63. It entered service with 617 Sqn and went on to serve with the Scampton & Waddington Wings, 101, 50, and 44 Sqns.

It took part in the Falklands victory flypast over London in Oct 82 and retired in 83.

Its now at East Mids Airport.

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#coldwar
#history
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video looking at The Red Army Faction, a left-wing terrorist organization active in Germany in the later half of the Cold War.

youtu.be/wgYfTQJYCkI
November 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Vulcan and Lightning from above

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#coldwar
#history
#nuclear
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Hey look, it's me
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Vulcan over something, somewhere...
(trying to work out where)

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#history
#nuclear
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hahaha
#physics
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Victor and Lightning
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#history
#coldwar
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Vulcan low and fast...
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#coldwar
#history
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
October 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Avro Vulcan B.1 XA912 of No 101 Squadron based at RAF Finningley, Yorkshire, flying over Mount Kenya during a 'Lone Ranger' training flight to Nairobi in July 1960.
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#history
#coldwar
#nuclear
October 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Vulcan doing Vulcan things

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#coldwar
#history
#nuclear
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Project Astraea, the UK’s new sovereign nuclear warhead, is progressing as part of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 programme.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-confirms-...
UK confirms new Astraea nuclear warhead progressing
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Project Astraea, the UK’s new sovereign nuclear warhead, is progressing as part of the Strategic Defence Review 2025 programme.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Is the AWS outage proof that the internet is way too centralised?

#AWS
#outage
October 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Vulcan somewhere sunny...

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#nuclear
#coldwar
#aviation
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Victor blending in...

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October 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
October 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Absolutely nailing the nuclear aesthetic here...

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#history
#coldwar
October 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Defying sanctions, this Italian company is now working to prop up Putin's war machine.
The production base for munitions in Russia and Belarus relies on equipment made by the Italian company Camozzi
Camozzi Group is an international Italian industrial group producing pneumatic components and equipment, pneumatic systems and automation. The company operates in 78 countries, including Russia.
spravdi.gov.ua
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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This week's video was a chilling reminder for me of how the past can inform our present and future.
The Cold War is back this week with an episode looking at Argentina's Dirty War and the fate of the Disappeared. #Argentina #Disappeared

youtu.be/WazTXatfVo4
October 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM