Oct 032012
On October 3, 1952, the British tested their first atomic bomb. The test was conducted in the Montebello Islands 100 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. It was given the code name “Operation Hurricane”. It was the first of 12 nuclear weapons tested by the British in Australia between 1952 and 1963.
The following video shows the preparation and eventual detonation of the device.
Lest we forget.
Operation Hurricane from National Archives of Australia on Vimeo.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
or copy and paste this link
No related posts.