Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.

Grappling with the bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests / Nic Maclellan.

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Grappling with the Bomb is a history of Britain's 1950s program to test the hydrogen bomb, code name Operation Grapple. In 1957-58, nine atmospheric nuclear tests were held at Malden Island and Christmas Island--today, part of the Pacific nation of Kiribati. Nearly 14,000 troops travelled to th...

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Main Author: Maclellan, Nic (Author)
Corporate Contributor: Australian National University Press.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU Press, [2017]
Series:Pacific series.
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Operation Grapple, Kiribati, 1956-1958.
Nuclear weapons > Great Britain > Testing.
Hydrogen bomb > Great Britain > Testing.
Nuclear weapons > Oceania > Testing.
Hydrogen bomb > Oceania > Testing.
Nuclear weapons testing victims > Oceania.
Pacific Islanders > Health and hygiene > Oceania.
Nuclear explosions > Environmental aspects > Oceania.
Nuclear weapons > Testing > Environmental aspects > Oceania.
Great Britain > Military policy.
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