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Churchill in the Nuclear Age
Napalm: An Example of Churchill’s Disdain for Terror Weapons
27
Apr
2023
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
“I do not like this napalm bombing at all. A fearful lot of people must be burned.... If people have to go to their work every day and live in their homes, they have not much choice of dwelling.... I do not see how Press articles and jabber of that kind compares with splashing about this burning fluid on the necks of humble people living where they have to.” —WSC
Winston Churchill and the Etymology of “Iron Curtain”
19
Jan
2023
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By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
The evidence suggests that Churchill had a most prosaic source for phrase that quickly became his, © Fulton, 1946. But his many references to “iron curtain” make for an interesting line of enquiry. It shows (to our surprise) that Churchill used the term at least six times before he arrived to stun the world in Missouri.
Churchill and the Great Smog: Another Example of Artistic License
05
Aug
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill has been depicted as indifferent to the Great Smog or the deaths and illnesses it brought. “In actuality, there’s little evidence for any of these dramatic interpretations, with most newspaper reports from the time mainly focusing on the effects of the fog itself and not the politicians in charge.”
No Panic over UFO Sightings
23
Apr
2017
Did Churchill “Bid to Nuke Russia”?
28
Aug
2015
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
In late 2014, London’s Daily Mail produced a shock headline: “Winston Churchill's ‘bid to nuke Russia’ to win Cold War uncovered.” While the conversation is undoubtedly true, it is hardly new. It’s been known for decades that Churchill voiced such a thought several times in private conversation in 1946-47. What is not true is that Churchill ever “bid to nuke Russia.”