Grappling with the Bomb

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 cent...

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Main Author:	Maclellan, Nic
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	ANU Press 2021
Subjects:	nuclear weapons pacific kiribati hydrogen bomb Christmas Island Fiji Kiritimati Operation Grapple Thermonuclear weapon thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands::1MK Oceania::1MKP Polynesia::1MKPK Kiribati thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QS Oceans and seas::1QSP Pacific Ocean thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWM Weapons and equipment::JWMN Nuclear weapons thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNQ Nuclear issues
Online Access:	639353
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