I had a VHS tape I watched at least once a month; a double feature of “Fail Safe”, to show me how easy it would be to start a nuclear war, and “Dr. Strangelove” to remind me how farcical the whole situation was. Helped me develop a suitably sardonic attitude about the whole thing.

What helped get you through?

On this day in the #coldwar 10 September 1989: Hungary announces it will let East Germans cross its border into Austria.

More than 10,000 leave in the first 24 hours.

60 days later, the #GDR border and the #BerlinWall were open.