Ep 68 Atomic Australia: Australian History

Australian Histories Podcast by Australian History retold by AHP

Dec 30, 202374:57Society & Culture

In the 1950s Australia hosted a number of British nuclear weapons tests. The very first one took place on the Montebello Islands, off Australia's north west coast. This episode we will explore 'Operation Hurricane' on th...

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