Britain, Australia and the Bomb: The Nuclear Tests and their Aftermath

by Lorna Arnold

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.

336 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2006

About the author

Lorna Margaret Arnold OBE (née Rainbow) was a British historian who wrote a number of books connected with the British nuclear weapons programs.