28/03/2025
SURVIVE TO FIGHT
During the 1980s the threat of a Soviet attack was still high, with that came the possible use of Nuclear weapons.
British forces were issued with a manual titled “Survive to Fight”, which detailed the use of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protective equipment and procedures that were to be carried out in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack on the West.
Notably, during Exercise Lionheart (1984), British forces are seen wearing their NBC equipment as they manoeuvre through the West German Countryside.