Footage from Operation Grapple, Britain's nuclear tests at Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in the Pacific, 1957-8. Learn more about Britain's nuclear program: bit.ly/3O1TFTt. © IWM AMY 556 | Imperial War Museum London

An overview of the aircraft involved in Operation Grapple, a series of atomic weapons trials conducted between 15 May and 19 June 1957 on Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean. The clip comes from a film film produced by the Atomic Weapons Establishment. You can learn more about Britain's development of nuclear weapons here: https://bit.ly/4dvTV8Z Film: IWM AWE 2 | Imperial War Museum London