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Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story
Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

November 20, 2024
75 minutes
Simon Rawles
Documentary

Overview

This is the extraordinary story of Britain’s postwar atomic weapons programme and its devastating legacy. The film reveals the full extent of the British government’s nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 atomic and hydrogen bombs and hundreds of radioactive experiments. The documentary exposes the debilitating health conditions that have blighted the lives of veterans, descendants and indigenous communities ever since.

Movie Details

Release Date

November 20, 2024

Runtime

75 minutes

Director

Simon Rawles

Production Companies

BBC Hardcash Productions

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