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Aircraft have become an essential part of all aspects of our day to day lives. Whether through business, pleasure or ...
29 September 2023
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On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union began the Space Age by launching Sputnik 1. It was the world’s first artificial s...
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William Penney, the man in charge of Britain’s bomb design, William Cook, his deputy, and the scientists at the Atomi...
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On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...
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On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.  Due to the small size and high-density populat...
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1949 – While Britain raced towards their first nuclear weapon, Russia was also advanced in their building of a ...
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January 1947 – Clement Attlee’s government had made the decision that Britain required an independent nuc...
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Two weeks before the first nuclear weapon was used for warfare, dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the result...
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The Potsdam Conference was held near Berlin on 17 July 1945, the day after the Trinity test, and was to run until 2 A...
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On 8 May 1945, Winston Churchill announced German armed forces had surrendered unconditionally. But, the World War ha...