The Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Orford Ness is one of Britain’s well kept nuclear secret for testing large weapons such as Britain’s first atomic bomb, Blue Danube. The laboratories were designed to mimic the rigours to which a nuclear weapon might be subjected before detonation, and included vibration, extremes of temperature, shocks and G forces. This article takes you on a tour and history of the site…
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