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oapen-20.500.12657-310842021-11-15T08:21:27Z Grappling with the Bomb Maclellan, Nic nuclear weapons pacific kiribati hydrogen bomb Christmas Island Fiji Kiritimati Operation Grapple Thermonuclear weapon bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1M Australasia, Oceania & other land areas::1MK Oceania::1MKP Polynesia::1MKPK Kiribati bic Book Industry Communication::1 Geographical Qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings, oceans & seas::1QS Oceans & seas::1QSP Pacific Ocean bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JW Warfare & defence::JWM Weapons & equipment::JWMN Nuclear weapons bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RN The environment::RNQ Nuclear issues 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 central Pacific for the UK nuclear testing program—many are still living with the health and environmental consequences. Based on archival research and interviews with nuclear survivors, Grappling with the Bomb presents i-Kiribati woman Sui Kiritome, British pacifist Harold Steele, businessman James Burns, Fijian sailor Paul Ah Poy, English volunteers Mary and Billie Burgess and many other witnesses to Britain’s nuclear folly. 2017-11-13 00:00:00 2020-04-01T13:23:19Z 2020-04-01T13:23:19Z 2017 book 639353 OCN: 1012396945 9781760461386 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31084 eng Pacific Series application/pdf n/a 639353.pdf http://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/pacific-series/grappling-bomb ANU Press 10.22459/GB.09.2017 10.22459/GB.09.2017 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781760461386 open access
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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 central Pacific for the UK nuclear testing program—many are still living with the health and environmental consequences. Based on archival research and interviews with nuclear survivors, Grappling with the Bomb presents i-Kiribati woman Sui Kiritome, British pacifist Harold Steele, businessman James Burns, Fijian sailor Paul Ah Poy, English volunteers Mary and Billie Burgess and many other witnesses to Britain’s nuclear folly.
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