"The Human Button"

[Stuart]

Fascinating programme on Radio 4 last night called "The Human Button" and following the chain of people responsible for launching the UK's nuclear arsenal in the event of a decision to do so by the PM. Absolutely fascinating stuff, if rather dark.

Anyone else listen to it? Worth a catch up on the iPlayer if not.

[mybrainhurts]

Caught a bit of it...

Handwritten letter from the Prme Minister, eh...? That would be worth reading..

[tank slapper]

I listened to this on iplayer earlier. It was very interesting.

[mackie1]

I watched Threads for the first time at the weekend. Now *that* is dark.

[Rollin]

I listened to it. Couldn't help thinking that you would have to have mental issues to carry out that order.

[andy-xr]

mybrainhurts said:

Caught a bit of it...

Handwritten letter from the Prme Minister, eh...? That would be worth reading..

You just know thats going to be all in capitals and badly splelt

[DucatiGary]

andy-xr said:

mybrainhurts said:

Caught a bit of it...

Handwritten letter from the Prme Minister, eh...? That would be worth reading..

You just know thats going to be all in capitals and badly splelt

using crayola

[Caruso]

I'm not sure that I would launch a nuke for purely retaliatory reasons, but I can appreciate the reason why your opponent needs to think that you would.

[benoli]

saw it on the bbc website yesterday afternoon, and thought mmm' must remember that.
got home, and watched stargate atlantis instead . . . bugger !
thank God for iplayer

[Stu R]

DucatiGary said:

andy-xr said:

mybrainhurts said:

Caught a bit of it...

Handwritten letter from the Prme Minister, eh...? That would be worth reading..

You just know thats going to be all in capitals and badly splelt

using crayola

scrawled using only half the width of the page, and the wall adjacent for the other half, due to the bong-eyed effect.