Up on Fylingdales Moor in North Yorkshire stood a series of huge, ominous-looking 'golf balls' — buildings that housed an array of electronic surveillance systems. These were the most obvious evidence of RAF Fylingdales, the British element of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System that became operational in January 1964. On radar screens within the base, the initial indication of an attack would be received and trigger the 'four-minute' warning. Prior to such a strike on the UK, it would have been safe to assume that the steady rise in tension between the West and die Soviet Bloc would have allowed the V-Force's Vulcans to implement a series of well-rehearsed measures to prepare for war at very short notice.
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