FIRST TEST WAS 1952
By Derby Telegraph | Posted: November 28, 2013
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THE UK tested its first hydrogen bombs during Operation Grapple near Christmas Island in the South Pacific during the 1950s.
At the end of May 1956, about 1,200 civilians and servicemen were sent to Christmas Island during 1956.
These tests continued until 1958. Nine nuclear explosions were carried out.
In 2005, a study in New Zealand concluded that sailors from the Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal Navy and Fijian Navy who observed the tests from nearby ships later suffered adverse health effects from exposure to radiation fallout, including cancer and genetic abnormalities in the veterans' child
Operation Grapple near Christmas Island in the South Pacific during the 1950s
FIRST TEST WAS 1952
By Derby Telegraph | Posted: November 28, 2013
Comments (0)
THE UK tested its first hydrogen bombs during Operation Grapple near Christmas Island in the South Pacific during the 1950s.
At the end of May 1956, about 1,200 civilians and servicemen were sent to Christmas Island during 1956.
These tests continued until 1958. Nine nuclear explosions were carried out.
In 2005, a study in New Zealand concluded that sailors from the Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal Navy and Fijian Navy who observed the tests from nearby ships later suffered adverse health effects from exposure to radiation fallout, including cancer and genetic abnormalities in the veterans' child
