<p>Americans in the early 50s were told there was a "civil defence gap", and that the Soviets were superior in protecting their population? Was this true? </p><br><p>As mentioned in the pod, I quote from two academic articles. They are:</p><br><p>'Soviet Civil Defence: The Mineshaft Gap Revisited' by Josh M Weinstein, <em>Arms Control Today,</em> Vol 12, No 7, August 1982</p><p>'Was There A Real Mineshaft Gap?' by Edward Geist, <em>Journal of Cold War Studies</em>, Vol 14, No 2, Spring 2012</p><br><p>And you can get ad-free access to the whole archive, plus all bonus episodes, if you join my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo</p><br><p>Julie</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>