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 …

2013年7月7日 · In 1957, the British military began conducting nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean and based themselves on Christmas Island. The tests ended six years later and parts of the …

2009年9月5日 · Operation Grapple, and operations Grapple X, Grapple Y and Grapple Z, were the names of British nuclear tests of the hydrogen bomb. They were held 1956 – 1958 at …

2024年2月28日 · Brian Cantle, from Bedfordshire, was 21 when he was sent to Christmas Island as part of his national service in 1957. He and the other soldiers were not told what they were …

2018年5月11日 · Teeua Tetua was a child during the British nuclear weapons tests, known as Operation Grapple, on the Kiritimati (Christmas) and Malden Islands, then under British …

The British nuclear weapon tests on Kiritimati Island had profound and lasting cultural consequences for both atomic veterans and local islanders, writes Becky Alexis-Martin

2021年8月9日 · In 1957, Operation Grapple tests began: this time they were based on the remote Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean. Three types of bombs were tested: Green Granite (a …

The finger fell upon Christmas Island, the Pacific’s largest atoll, 1,000 miles (1,610 km) south of Hawaii, 1,500 miles (2,414 km) north of Fiji and adjacent to Malden Island. The British H-bomb …

Two strategically chosen islands were selected for this endeavour: Christmas Island, serving as the operational base for the test force, and Malden Island, located approximately 360 miles to …

2022年6月23日 · The Christmas Island nuclear tests were a pivotal series of events during the Cold War period, signifying the United Kingdom’s efforts to develop and test thermonuclear …