British nuclear explosive tests

Operation Buffalo commenced on September 27, 1956. The operation consisted of the testing of four nuclear devices, codenamed One Tree, Marcoo, Kite and Breakaway respectively. One Tree and Breakaway were exploded from towers, Marcoo was exploded at ground level, and Kite was released by a Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant bomber from a height of 30000 feet. This was the first launching of a British atomic weapon from an aircraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "British nuclear tests at Maralinga"

Operation Antler was a series of three open-air nuclear tests conducted by the United Kingdom in September and October, 1957 at Maralinga, Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Antler"

Operation Grapple was a United Kingdom tri-service exercise leading to the detonation of the first British hydrogen bomb on May 15, 1957. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Grapple"

Operation Hurricane was the test of the first British atomic bomb. The device tested was a plutonium implosion bomb intended to be as close a copy to the Fat Man weapon as possible but improved by using a levitated pit. Although increasing the power of the bomb, this was actually done to allow the pit to be inserted into the weapon shortly before detonation as a safety measure. There were concerns that without the gap between the tamper and the pit, a criticality accident could occur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Hurricane"

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