Operation Hurricane

test of the first UK atomic device on 3 October 1952, in which a plutonium implosion device was detonated in the lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia

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nuclear weapons testing, Australia, United Kingdom, 

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• Imperial War Museum Archives Operation Hurricane^@

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1956-05-16T00:00:00Z

G1

1952-10-03T00:00:00Z

Operation Hurricane

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Frameless

A radio antenna being constructed for the British Operation Hurricane nuclear test

Britain's first atomic weapon detonation in 1952

HMAS Hawkesbury at Onslow in 1952

Kannur West Beach House

Map of Monte Bello Islands - 1952 atomic bomb test (AWM P00131.001)

Sir William Penney, the scientific director in charge of Operation Hurrican, watches through binoculars after the initial flash. With him is Rear Admiral A D Torlesse,

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	Imperial War Museum Archives Operation Hurricane@				Wikidata
conflict	G1	1956	nuclear weapons test		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Hurricane	1952	nuclear weapons test		Wikidata
conflict	Operation Mosaic		nuclear test series		Wikidata
image	A radio antenna being constructed for the British Operation Hurricane nuclear test	1952			Wikimedia
image	Britain's first atomic weapon detonation in 1952				Wikimedia
image	HMAS Hawkesbury at Onslow in 1952	1952			Wikimedia
image	Kannur West Beach House	2017			Wikimedia
image	Map of Monte Bello Islands - 1952 atomic bomb test (AWM P00131.001)	1952			Wikimedia
image	Sir William Penney, the scientific director in charge of Operation Hurrican, watches through binoculars after the initial flash. With him is Rear Admiral A D Torlesse,				Wikimedia