Hurricane

On October 3, 1952, the first British nuclear test with a yield of 25 kilotons are conducted on the Monte Bello Islands off the west coast of Australia. The plutonium implosion bomb was detonated inside the hull of the frigate HMS Plym. The United Kingdom is the third country in the world to develop nuclear weapons.

Yield: 25 Kilotons
Location: Monte Bello Islands, Australia
Date: October 3, 1952

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