1 Polaris
Poster
1960s (made)
1960s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Black and white poster depicting a photograph of a nuclear mushroom cloud explosion with the cost of Polaris and other military spending on weapons etc compared to various other public spending possibilities at the bottom of the sheet, eg. 4 universities, 7 new schools, 2 new motoways, 5 modern hospitals. Finally, one guided missile destroyer is equated in cost to 9800 tractors.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 1 Polaris (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Poster issed by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament against Polaris, the British Naval Ballistic Missile System. Britain, 1960s. |
| Physical description | Black and white poster depicting a photograph of a nuclear mushroom cloud explosion with the cost of Polaris and other military spending on weapons etc compared to various other public spending possibilities at the bottom of the sheet, eg. 4 universities, 7 new schools, 2 new motoways, 5 modern hospitals. Finally, one guided missile destroyer is equated in cost to 9800 tractors. |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Bailey |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.361-2021 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2021 |
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