British Nuclear Test "Buffalo Round 3"

Several nice views of the British nuclear test "Buffalo Round 3".

This was Britain's first air dropped detonation of a nuclear device. The Blue Danube bomb was dropped from a Valiant bomber and detonated at an altitude of 480 feet. Plans of using a 40 kiloton version of the bomb was scrapped due to concerns of the air burst fuse failing, resulting in a surface explosion. The cloud reached an altitude of 15,000 feet. Only small amounts of radiation was measured after the shot, mostly at Maralinga Village.

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[Sk8T3rHaTeF]

@Timmoux ups, my bad, wrong video ...

[Timmoux]

@Sk8T3rHaTeF When did Russians test nukes in Australia?

[TheCGIMaster]

@Timmoux

Britain needs the ocean, some of the most important docks in the world are in Britain. Also, unlike some countries, there are ships constantly going in and out of the docks, trading goods etc. But, I won't bother arguing anymore, because one comment sums this whole argument up. It happened, we can't change it, also it happened many years ago, so why bother arguing?

[Sk8T3rHaTeF]

this is russian, not british... 

[Timmoux]

@mnbalfour1985 And that's exactly what Britain and the Gov General wanted, a puppet. Why do you think Gough Whitlam was sacked? Liberals have been and always will be power puppets, but now with Julie in power Labor isn't much better. And that's why the last election had more independents voted in than any other election in Australian history, including our last hung parliament.

[Timmoux]

@flyboy172r There is no point trying to tell them that what they did was wrong. As far as they are concerned, they own Australia and it is theirs to do with as they please. Even though we get no support from them whatsoever, and still have to pay them royalties.

[Timmoux]

@samjonesmufc And Winston Churchill wanted to 'keep us safe' by putting all of our troops in Africa during WW2 to keep your army safe, while the Japanese were getting closer and closer to Australia. That kind of attitude from the Monarchy doesn't deserve respect. I support an Australian republic, it's not like we will be losing out on anything. In fact we will gain wealth from not having to pay you ponces any royalties...

[Timmoux]

@samjonesmufc No, Britain doesn't keep us safe with anything anymore. We rely on the USA and China now, and have done for decades. Prince Charles himself supports Australia becoming a republic, and with attitudes like yours I'm not surprised. And you didn't just kill Roos, you killed a lot of innocent Aboriginal people with radiation poisoning. Keep building Mosques in Oxford you silly fuck, you will be relying on us soon enough.

[Timmoux]

@TheCGIMaster Yes, we have miles and miles of uninhabited desert, so they decided to test them dangerously close to an Aboriginal settlement. Great idea! And also, Britain is surrounded by miles and miles of uninhabited ocean. You could have tested them out at sea. The USA did that a few times.

[LOPEZdJUNGLIST]

was it loud?