British Nuclear Test "Buffalo Round 1"

A short clip of the British nuclear test "Buffalo Round 1"

The first test of Operation Buffalo was conducted at the One Tree site at the test range. It was a test of the Red Beard tactical bomb and yielded 15 kilotons, the largest nuclear test fired during Buffalo. While the AWRE had predicted the cloud to reach a height of 27,900 feet, it reached an altitude of 37,500 feet.

The shot was fired at a time when fallout was predicted to violate the safe firing criteria proposed by the safety committee. Failure to postpone the test due to unfavorable meteorological conditions resulted in higher then predicted fallout to be measured off site, at distances up to 180 miles.

An AWRE report defined two levels of radiation exposure for the Buffalo trials,Level A; level which will not give rise to any observable effects on the body, and Level B; level which could cause a small observable effect such as slight temporary sickness in a few people who had a low threshold to radiation exposure. The Safety Committee stated that aborigines were to be protected to Level A standards. Rain criteria were also established to prevent rain or mist contamination. These safe firing conditions were established to ensure the protection of the environment and people.

Following the Round 1 explosion, measurements confirmed that fallout levels exceeded Level A at locations beyond Coober Pedy, and exceeded Level B for nomadic people where aborigines could be expected to be living.

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[BurningGodzilla1000]

NUKES R AWESOME!

[retsuzchannel]

Very similar shape of mushroom cloud in early stage of development to trinity test.

[maoribattalion]

Is that aggressive/passive behaviour?

Touche' and til next time.

[goddesslush]

Also for the record your first comment was aimed at me.

[goddesslush]

Actually to me its been an amusing session. You are very intelligent. I dont really belief some of the things I say I just like to stir issues to find responses to which i enjoy to continue till it bores me or I come across interesting people. None the less I do like banter. I'm glad it serving some sort of apparent amusement..It has done for me.

[maoribattalion]

You propagate insecurity, it's why this converstion started.

For if you believe in Social Darwinism and eugenics, then it's you who embraces the idea of less evolved beings and near monkey status.

Ideas rooted in deep insecurity, of which you pathetically attempt to project.

Ideas that feed blind materialism.

Of which you must seethe to know i'm earning more in this hour than you'll earn in a month whilst crushing infantile fools such as yourself.

[goddesslush]

What is sad that you have nothing else to do. I can only babysit your stupidity for so long. I notice you have put a lot of your insecurities on me.

[maoribattalion]

Unoriginal and yawn quite boring aren't you?

A 6 inch blonde with penis-envy more likely.

How sad.

[goddesslush]

I know it puzzles me why you are still talking.. You'd of think they would of fixed that when came into the world.

[maoribattalion]

As are you.

Eugenics and Social Darwinism are outmoded views by at least 100 years.

You must ask yourself why a low melanin count causes your kind to fear mine.

Weak irrational animal, aren't most runts drowned at birth?