Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill2 October 1952
The first British nuclear bomb is exploded
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The first British nuclear bomb is exploded
The Defence Policy Committee outlines the production of the British H-bomb
Cabinet agrees to produce the British H-bomb in Britain
Churchills budget includes expenditure on the hydrogen bomb
Opens the debate in Parliament in favour of investing in a British hydrogen bomb
Finishes off the debate in Parliament, "we have to prevent hot war & win the cold war"
Produces a White Paper for the adoption of the British hydrogen bomb
the first nuclear power generated in Britain is produced in Calder Hall
Opens Calder Hall nuclear power station
At Conference the Party follows Gaitskell & rejects Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
Agrees with President Eisenhower to test the British hydrogen bomb on Christmas Island
Announces a nuclear test ban for 1 year
Attends but a Treaty is not agreed due to US opposition, the "big hole" theory
Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
"Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent
Visits de Gaulle to discuss Anglo-French co-operation in nuclear weapons
Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Nevada test Site
Visits Reagan, objects to Russia including British & French nuclear arms in SALT
Agrees to the deployment of US intermediate-range missiles in Britain & West Germany
Conservative delegates vote to support the Trident Programme at their Conference
Major says Britain will keep Trident
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