Category: Cold War

2007 satellite photographs of the remaining Dewline stations. Downloaded by Ed Groelle using Google Earth

2007 satellite photographs of the remaining Dewline stations.
Downloaded by Ed Groelle using Google Earth

BAF-3
BAF-3		 BAF-4A
BAF-4A		 BAR-1
BAR-1		 BAR-3
BAR-3		 BAR-4
BAR-4		 BAR-A
BAR-A		 BAR-E
BAR-E
BAR-Main
BAR-Main		 CAM-1
CAM-1		 CAM-2
CAM-2		 CAM-3
CAM-3		 CAM-4
CAM-4		 CAM-B
CAM-B		 CAM-CB
CAM-CB
CAM-D
CAM-D		 CAM-F
CAM-F		 Cob2
COB-2		 DYE-Main
DYE-Main		 FOX-1
FOX-1		 FOX-2
FOX-2		 FOX-3
FOX-3
FOX-5
FOX-5		 FOX-A
FOX-A		 FOX-Main-1
FOX-Main1		 FOX-Main-2
FOX-Main2		 FOX-Main-3
FOX-Main3		 LAB-2
Lab-2		 Liz2
LIZ-2
Liz3
LIZ-3		 LizC
LIZ-C		 PIN-3
PIN-3		 PIN-1 BD
PIN-1 BD		 PIN-C
PIN-C		 PIN-CB
PIN-CB		 PIN-DA
PIN-DA
POW A
POW-A		 POW Main
POW-Main		 POW-1
POW-1		 POW-B
POW-B		 POW-C
POW-C		 POW-D
POW-D		 RES-X
RES-X

From Diefenbunker

The Diefenbunker maintains a collection of Cold War artefacts, an archives and a library as part of its mandate to preserve and promote understanding of Cold War history. These holdings are made accessible to researchers upon request, and to the general public through our exhibitions.

Audio-Viusual downloadable tourguide for The Diefenbunker:

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Diefenbunker Museum

Diefenbunker Museum

The Diefenbunker Cold War Museum is located in the township of Carp about 20 minutes west of Ottawa, Canada.

The Diefenbunker museum is completely different from any other museum I’ve covered in this military museum directory. The Diefenbunker Cold War Museum is a subterranean reinforced concrete labyrinth of bunkers designed to house the most critical members of the Canadian government in the event of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union. While very comprehensive in facilities and space, there was no provision for the personnel to bring their wives or children with them to survive the aftermath of the expected nuclear holocaust. The bunker complex was built during the term of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, and eventually was tagged with its current and very appropriate title. Our tour guide said that when Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau learned he could not bring his family with him in the event of a nuclear attack, he vowed never to set foot in the facility even if the worst were to happen. Continue reading Diefenbunker Museum

Opening up the Diefenbunker

Opening up the Diefenbunker

Broadcast Date: Jan. 22, 1994

For years, this emergency government hideaway was a top secret station designed to house political leaders in case of attack. But the Cold War has thawed into neutrality with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Now, the bunker is open for inspection. A bank of Canada vault, an operating room, the CBC announcer booth, and sleeping quarters fill the four floors of the underground Diefenbunker. CBC Television takes a close look inside this Cold War relic. Continue reading Opening up the Diefenbunker

Cold War survival: Life in a fallout shelter

Cold War survival: Life in a fallout shelter

Broadcast Date: Sept. 17, 1961

Before a crowd of anti-bomb protesters, the McCallum family emerge from their week-long stay inside a fallout shelter located on the Toronto CBC grounds. “We not only survived, we thrived,” says a relieved but tired McCallum. Conditions inside the 13-foot-long shelter are primitive. Ventilation is confined and the only source of light and heat is via open flame.
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The Emergency Measures Organization has laid out 11 steps for survival which McCallum and other pro-shelter families are taking to heart. The EMO advises that Canadians must know how to eliminate radioactive dust, prepare a two-week emergency supply of food and provisions, and know how to prevent and fight fires. CBC Television features this report on the McCallum family and how to survive a nuclear disaster.