Synopses & Reviews
In 1947, Britain decided that it must possess nuclear weapons. Unlike the US and the USSR, it did not have the vast empty spaces in which to conduct the tests that would be necessary to develop these weapons. The solution was found in Australia. This book, first published in 1987, tells the story of that unique partnership. This new edition includes fresh evidence about the weapons under development, the effects of the tests on participants, and the recent clean-up of the testing range.
About the Author
Lorna Arnold is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Fellow of the Institute of Contemporary British History.
Mark Smith is a Research Fellow at the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, Department of Politics, University of Southampton.
Table of Contents
Preface to Second Edition * Foreword to First Edition * Introduction * Atomic Policies and Policymakers * Why Australia? * Hurricane, 1952 * Totem, 1953 * Interval 1953-6 * Maralinga - A Permanent Proving Ground * Mosaic, 1956 * Buffalo, 1956 * Antler, 1957 * Macmillan's 'Great Prize': Grapple and the 1958 Bilateral * Kittens, Rats and Vixens * The Maralinga Cleanup * From Brumby to MARTAC * Health & Safety and the NRPB Studies * In Retrospect