The Doomsday Clock, a symbol created during the early years of the Cold War, serves as a metaphorical representa...
26 January 2024
A complete change in the role of the V- Bomber came about during 1963, when it became clear that in the absence of a ...
25 March 2022
Test beds
Aside from regular duties, several Vulcan airframes were put to use in test and development roles. XA894...
25 February 2022
From the time of their arrival into service at the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), all the Vulcans were painted si...
27 January 2022
On 16 July 1945, with the support of Britain, the United States detonated the world’s first atomic weapon. In August ...
25 June 2021
On 3 October 1952, Britain detonated their first atomic bomb.
Due to the small size and high-density populat...
28 May 2021
On 19 October 1945, just over two months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, English writer&nbs...
30 October 2020
An espionage story from 1966 – by Jim Debenham, VTST Volunteer
If this were a fictional story it would h...
30 October 2020
Operation Sky Shield was a series of three large-scale military exercises conducted in the United States. The Cold Wa...
12 October 2020
From February 1962 onwards two jets in every major RAF base, armed with nuclear weapons, were on standby for Quick Re...
12 October 2020