Friday Morning Talks: ‘Up close to the Nuclear Bang’ – Brian Pearce and Brian Edwards
Friday Morning Talks: ‘Up close to the Nuclear Bang’ – Brian Pearce and Brian Edwards
Join us for our Friday morning talk, where Brian Pearce will talk us through Operation Grapple, the first British tests of a thermonuclear weapon.  In 1957 Brian Pearce was a midshipman and then a sub lieutenant serving on HMS Narvik. Narvik played a leading role in Operation Grapple, the first British tests of a thermonuclear … Continue reading Friday Morning Talks: ‘Up close to the Nuclear Bang’ – Brian Pearce and Brian Edwards