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Originally Posted by harry_hitch
This thread is both informative and rather disturbing at the same time. I never knew about Radio 4. I knew there was an emegemcy broadcast system, but I never looked into it. I always just figured I would hear about it via someone at work who saw it it on Facebook/Twitter these days. I guess I better get a battery operated radio, although I think it will be unlikely that I will need it.
This has been fascinating so far, but it really is a horrible thought to think of some poor captain possibly waking up one day, not hearing a radio show and thus having to retaliate against another country.
Just out of curiousity, does anyone know how securely is the Droitwitch transmitter protected? What happens if (in the very, very extremely unlikely event) someone i.e suicide bomber takes it out, I guess there is a fail safe to stop nuclear war happening accidently?
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I don't know the answer to your question, but let's hope that Droitwich is protected. If it gets blown up, it could set off a chain of events.
If it wasn't such a serious matter, this would be a good idea to base a film on!