Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Operation Grapple was a set of four series of British nuclear weapons tests of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at Malden Island and Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the Pacific Ocean (modern Kiribati) as part of the British hydrogen bomb programme.
The announcement was made to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the first UK nuclear test. [2] In July 2023, the design of the new medal was released, with a commitment that many eligible veterans would receive their medals by Remembrance Sunday in November 2023.
An estimated 22,000 veterans and civilians will be eligible for the Nuclear Test Medal, which has been introduced to mark the 70th anniversary of the nation’s first atomic test, Downing Street said.
Some 22,000 veterans and civilians are expected to be eligible for the honour. Atom bomb test veterans welcome medal announcement ‘after 70 years of denial’ Skip to main content
In 2006 Wakefield Press published Beyond belief: the British bomb tests: Australia's veterans speak out by Roger Cross and veteran and whistleblower, Avon Hudson. Investigative journalist Susie Boniface wrote Exposed: The Secret History of Britain's Nuclear Experiments in 2024. [15]
Boris Johnson was told about debilitating health issues suffered by servicemen and their descendants as a result of radiation exposure.
Test No. 6, First hydrogen bomb test – June 17, 1967; CHIC-16, 200 kt-1 Mt atmospheric test – June 17, 1974 [25] #21, Largest hydrogen bomb tested by China (4 megatons) - November 17, 1976 #29, Last atmospheric test – October 16, 1980. This is to date the last atmospheric nuclear test by any country. [26]
It comes on the 70th anniversary of Operation Hurricane, which saw the UK become the world’s third nuclear power. Government unveils plan to commemorate nuclear test programme veterans Skip to ...