In Britain, and across much of the Western world, the impending fear of a nuclear attack was very real.īy the 1960s both America and the USSR had stockpiled enough weapons with nuclear capabilities to destroy the entire world several times over and the Home Office prepared the British public for such impending doom by creating nuclear bunkers. READ MORE: School trips everyone from Lancaster loved and will rememberīut the conclusion of the war also heralded the emergence of a fresh new power struggle between America the USSR, dragging the world into a nuclear arms race known as the Cold War. The end of World War II brought relief across Europe as six years of destructive conflict came to an end. Hidden beneath country homes, theatres, and colleges across Lancashire, are a number of nuclear bunkers, a hangover from the 20th century when the fear of a nuclear-powered world war was prevalent. It's hard to believe that our very homes, streets, and buildings are standing on below ground fallout shelters.
