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Atomic Weapons Detection Recognition and Estimation of Yield
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Atomic Weapons Detection Recognition and Estimation of Yield known by the acronym AWDREY was a desk-mounted automatic detection instrument, located at 12 of the 25 Royal Observer Corps (ROC) controls, across the United Kingdom, during the Cold War. The instruments would have detected any nuclear explosions and indicated the estimated size in megatons.
A photograph of an AWDREY display unit taken in situ at the York Cold War Bunker
A photograph of an AWDREY display unit taken in situ at the York Cold War Bunker
Awdrey Timing and Logic on display in York
Awdrey Timing and Logic on display in York
United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
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The United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation (UKWMO) was a British civilian organisation operating to provide UK military and civilian authorities with data on nuclear explosions and forecasts of fallout across the country in the event of nuclear war.
UKWMO Emblem-of-Arms
UKWMO Emblem-of-Arms
WB1401 warning receiver in a former local authority control centre
WB1401 warning receiver in a former local authority control centre
ROC post observers in an underground monitoring post during a Cold War training exercise. The BPI dial can be seen in the background with a teletalk,
ROC post observers in an underground monitoring post during a Cold War training exercise. The BPI dial can be seen in the background with a teletalk, FSM radiac instrument and a WB400 receiver on the desk