Grappling with the Bomb : Britain's Pacific H-bomb tests
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 the...
Main Author: | Maclellan, Nic (auth) |
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Format: | eBook |
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ANU Press
2017
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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