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How 80's Pop Protects You from the Nukes

So I am skimming a strange little article in The Sun, which starts out about Putin threatening to point missiles at Europe and then somehow moves on to quoting the Clash. Why are there articles about missiles in tabloids? Why do I click on these links? Who knows.

But in any case, suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I notice something far more entertaining:

WIN A NUCLEAR BUNKER

Seriously?

HERE’S your chance to win your very own nuclear fallout shelter worth £5,000.

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For your chance to win, answer this question: Which British band had a hit song in the Eighties featuring the line “You’re About As Easy As A Nuclear War”?

Send the answer, your name and contact details to: NUCLEAR BUNKER, The Sun, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1SN.

The Sun cannot guarantee this shelter will withstand a nuclear war.

It’s Duran Duran. But, more importantly, this bunker looks completely inadequate and I have decided not to enter the contest anyway.

I’ve previously pointed out a number of good bunker options. In fact, I pretty sure this is a garage.

Jane Vaynman

Writing on ACW 2006–2013

Jane Vaynman is the Associate Director of the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies and Research Instructor at the Elliott School of International Affairs. She received her Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University. Her research focuses on security cooperation between adversarial states, the design of arms control agreements, and the nuclear nonproliferation regime.

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