{"id":5208,"date":"2008-05-05T11:02:43","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T11:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/british-planners-feared-tea-sh.html"},"modified":"2008-05-05T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T11:02:43","slug":"british-planners-feared-tea-sh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/british-planners-feared-tea-sh.html","title":{"rendered":"British planners feared tea shortage after nuclear attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, I know this<\/a> may seem like a silly thing to worry about after a nuclear attack but for those of us who can’t function without our morning cup of tea, we understand completely. Just substitute coffee for tea and maybe you can understand:<\/p>\n

Never mind the radiation: British contingency planners worried there would be a dramatic shortage of tea in the aftermath of a nuclear attack, recently declassified documents showed Monday.
\nThe shortfall of the staple British beverage would be “very serious” if the country were to come under attack with atomic and hydrogen bombs, said according to a memo drafted between 1954 and 1956.
\n“The tea position would be very serious with a loss of 75 percent of stocks and substantial delays in imports and with no system of rationing it would be wrong to consider that even one ounce (28 grams) per head per week could be ensured,” it said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m sure they talked about radiation in another memo, don’t you think?
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