What seems like dusty archival material today was once a plan with names and surnames. Declassified documents, prepared by the British Government, They have put black on white again with dozens of cities and military bases identified as vulnerable. The information, now recovered by the British tabloid, describes a list of places considered “probable nuclear targets” in the worst scenario: a “general war.”
According to these papers, the scheme was officially approved by the office of the then Prime Minister, Edward Heath, and was subsequently deposited in the National Archives. The risk map was not limited to military enclaves. At least 38 cities and towns are named, from central London to parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. The list includes, among others, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Sheffield, Cardiff, Belfast and Newcastle (a review that, seen from Spain, makes it clear that the focus was not only the capital, but also industrial, logistical and command nodes spread throughout the country).
At the same time, the document detailed strategic facilities: 23 RAF bases, 14 US Air Force bases, 10 radar stations, eight military command centers and 13 Royal Navy bases. The logic is that of any deterrence planning of the time: hit communications, air defense and response capabilities before the adversary can react.
The article frames these historical archives with more recent tensions. He mentions, for example, statements by , in a verbal exchange linked to the war in Ukraine and comments by former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. In this context, Rogozin went so far as to state: “And my advice to our oligarchs [rusos]: ¡Don’t send your children to study in England! “It’s deadly dangerous.”
