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Series of British nuclear weapons tests
Operation Grapple was a set of four series of British nuclear weapons tests of early atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs carried out in 1957 and 1958 at Malden
Operation_Grapple
1992–95 British operations in the former Yugoslavia
Operation Grapple was the codeword used to cover UK defence operations in support of the UN peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia (authorised
Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia)
Operation_Grapple_(Yugoslavia)
Topics referred to by the same term
competition Grapple (tool), a hook or claw used to catch or hold something Grapple skidder, type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling
Grapple
British Army officer (1928–2020)
served as adjutant of the British garrison on Kiritimati for the Operation Grapple thermonuclear weapon tests. From 1969 he was Commander Royal Engineers
George_Brian_Sinclair
Multi-model class of strategic bombers
ever detonated after being dropped from an aircraft (see Operation Buffalo and Operation Grapple) were dropped by Valiants of No. 49 Squadron RAF. When
V_bomber
Royal Air Force officer
which dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear weapon (H-Bomb) in Operation Grapple in the Central Pacific Ocean in May 1957. Kenneth Gilbert Hubbard
Kenneth_Hubbard
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Weston Zoyland, for Operation Grapple. Some of these aircraft were tasked with collecting air samples during the Operation Grapple nuclear trials in 1956/58
No._76_Squadron_RAF
British four-jet high-altitude bomber
ever detonated after being dropped from an aircraft (see Operation Buffalo and Operation Grapple) were dropped by Valiants of No. 49 Squadron RAF. In 1956
Vickers_Valiant
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
the unit was entrusted with the task of dropping hydrogen bombs in Operation Grapple. The squadron was formed in April 1916 at Swingate Down, near Dover
No._49_Squadron_RAF
Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. The British hydrogen bomb programme's success with its Operation Grapple Pacific nuclear testing led to the 1958 US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
Rescue and salvage ship
Navy service and converted to civilian operation by Military Sealift Command. She was redesignated as USNS Grapple (T-ARS 53). Rescue and salvage ships
USNS_Grapple
1956 British nuclear tests in Western Australia
UK and refit in time for Operation Grapple, the planned first test of a British hydrogen bomb, the terminal date for Operation Mosaic was set as 15 July
Operation_Mosaic
Multi-stage fusion-fission nuclear weapon
would be replaced by an extremely large fission bomb. In 1957 the Operation Grapple tests were carried out. The first test, Green Granite, was a prototype
Thermonuclear_weapon
Former flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
maritime reconnaissance role, and then briefly in a support role for Operation Grapple, the British hydrogen bomb tests on Christmas Island. No. 217 Squadron
No._217_Squadron_RAF
British soldier
as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) during Operation Grapple 1. The following day Malcolm Rifkind, the defence secretary, announced
Wayne Edwards (British Army soldier)
Wayne_Edwards_(British_Army_soldier)
Atomic weapons tests in Australia, 1956–1963
Red Beard in time for the upcoming Operation Grapple, the test of a British hydrogen bomb. Whether Buffalo or Grapple was more important was the subject
British nuclear tests at Maralinga
British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga
History of technical design of modern hydrogen bombs
governments: the Soviet Union in 1955 (RDS-37), the United Kingdom in 1957 (Operation Grapple), China in 1966 (Project 639), and France in 1968 (Canopus). There
History of the Teller–Ulam design
History_of_the_Teller–Ulam_design
British effort to develop hydrogen bombs between 1952 and 1958
and Green Granite, a true thermonuclear design. The first series of Operation Grapple tests involved Britain's first airdrop of a thermonuclear bomb. Although
British hydrogen bomb programme
British_hydrogen_bomb_programme
Military unit
Invasion, Egypt (Invasion Support) Operation Grapple, Christmas Island (Nuclear Bombs Experiments Support) Operation Banner, Northern Ireland (Anti-Terrorist
36 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
36_Engineer_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)
Nuclear weapons security pact
bomb programme had successfully tested a thermonuclear device in the Operation Grapple test on 8 November. The special relationship proved mutually beneficial
US–UK Mutual Defence Agreement
US–UK_Mutual_Defence_Agreement
British nuclear weapon
until a thermonuclear weapon could be developed from the 1956–1958 Operation Grapple tests. Violet Club was ultimately replaced in service by the Red Snow
Violet_Club
Following the success of Operation Grapple in which the United Kingdom became the third nation to acquire thermonuclear weapons after the United States
British nuclear testing in the United States
British_nuclear_testing_in_the_United_States
British military research project code names
warheads: Green Granite (small) and Green Granite (large), both tested at Operation Grapple Green Grass – nuclear warhead for Violet Club and Yellow Sun Mark
Rainbow_Code
British civil servant and mathematician
hydrogen bomb, and he was present as the scientific director of the Operation Grapple nuclear tests at Malden Island in May and June 1957, and the successful
William_Richard_Joseph_Cook
Engineer regiment of the British Army
Regiment deployed to Christmas Island in support of the original Operation Grapple. The primary task of the regiment was the construction of the airfield
28_Engineer_Regiment_(C-CBRN)
Royal Air Force officer (1911–1997)
the British nuclear tests of hydrogen bombs in the Pacific Ocean in Operation Grapple in 1957. Wilfrid Ewart Oulton was born in Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire
Wilfrid_Oulton
weapon in 1952. After the British hydrogen bomb programme's successful Operation Grapple tests, the US resumed nuclear cooperation with the 1958 Mutual Defence
United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
United_Kingdom_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Island in the central Pacific Ocean
1860–1927), its former use as the site of the first British H-bomb tests (Operation Grapple, 1957), and its current importance as a protected area for breeding
Malden_Island
Nuclear explosion with much less than expected yield
Kingdom over Malden Island in the Pacific on May 15, 1957, during Operation Grapple 1, this bomb had an expected yield of over 1 megaton, but only exploded
Fizzle_(nuclear_explosion)
1979 Type 22 or Broadsword-class frigate of the Royal Navy
flag officers. In 1993 Broadsword took part in the naval operation in support of Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia), in the Adriatic Sea. Upon completion on
HMS_Broadsword_(F88)
Soldier in the British Army (born 1972)
section commander instructor at the Infantry Battle School, he saw further operations in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as exercises in Canada
Vern_Stokes
Engineer unit of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army
From May—October 1993 the squadron deployed to Yugoslavia as part of Operation Grapple II replacing the 35th Engineer Regiment. In 1994 the "Front Line First"
1_Field_Engineer_Squadron
Auckland. In February 1957 Rotoiti was recommissioned to support the "Operation Grapple" nuclear weapon trials at Christmas Island, arriving there on 31 March
HMNZS_Rotoiti_(F625)
Device with multiple hooks attached to a rope
Grappling hook / Grapnel A grappling hook, or grapnel, is a drag-looking device intended for grappling onto something. It typically has multiple hooks
Grappling_hook
British infantry fighting vehicle
armoured fighting vehicle. Operation Granby (Gulf War) Operation Grapple (United Nations duties in Bosnia with the UNPROFOR) Operation Resolute (NATO IFOR (Implementation
FV510_Warrior
Current British assault rifle, bullpup
following: The Troubles (Operation Banner) Gulf War (Operation Granby) Yugoslav Wars (Operation Grapple) Sierra Leone Civil War (Operation Palliser) War in Afghanistan
SA80
British politician (born 1949)
1992 to May 1993. It was as commanding officer in Bosnia, as part of Operation Grapple, that he earned the nickname "Bosnia Bob" and became something of
Bob_Stewart_(politician)
status as a great power. It tested its first hydrogen bomb in 1957 (Operation Grapple), making it the third country to do so after the United States and
List of states with nuclear weapons
List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
1953 Operation Mosaic, 1956 Operation Buffalo, 1956 Operation Antler, 1957 Operation Grapple, 1957–1958 (Included the UK's first hydrogen bomb, Grapple X/Round
List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
Central Europe (Operation "Armpit") instead of the planned diversion of US and Free French forces to the South of France (Operation Dragoon). This proposal
Harold_Macmillan
"triple bomb" were constructed as the "Halliard 1" option of the Operation Grapple test series. A small radiation casing contained the primary and secondary
Nuclear_weapon_design
UK Ministry of Defence facility
Energy Research Establishment Tube Alloys Frank Barnaby John Dolphin Operation Grapple William Penney "Our company". AWE. Retrieved 27 February 2016. "Atomic
AWE Nuclear Security Technologies
AWE_Nuclear_Security_Technologies
1965 Ol-class fast fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal off Bosnia, with RFA Fort Grange, under Operation Grapple, as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). She operated
RFA_Olwen_(A122)
Military forces of the state of Rhodesia (1964–80)
started in May 1976 Operation Tangent – Matabeleland, started in August 1976 Operation Grapple – Midlands, started in August 1977 Operation Splinter – Kariba
Rhodesian_Security_Forces
1964–1979 conflict in Southern Africa
Border (Operation Repulse), Midlands (Operation Grapple), Kariba (Operation Splinter), Matabeleland (Operation Tangent), Salisbury and District ("SALOPS")
Rhodesian_Bush_War
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
Sputnik Crisis, combined with Britain's first hydrogen bomb test Operation Grapple both of which took place the following year, led to the 1958 US–UK
Suez_Crisis
Award
October 1956, Maralinga, South Australia Operation GRAPPLE – May 1957 – September 1958, Malden Island, Kiribati Operation ANTLER – September – October 1957,
Nuclear_Test_Medal
Region in South Australia
Kingdom Operation Grapple Australia and weapons of mass destruction Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Operation Buffalo
Maralinga
Infantry regiment of the British Army
Bosnia-Hercegovina on Operation GRAPPLE 4, to reinforce BRITBAT. Subsequently, 2 PWRR deployed to Bosnia-Hercegovina on Operation PALATINE for a six-month
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
Princess_of_Wales's_Royal_Regiment
Military unit
Garrison/HQ St Omer Barracks, Aldershot Garrison Engagements Operation Grapple Operation Banner Operation Telic Operation Herrick Website 27 Regiment RLC
27_Regiment_RLC
provided the British Force Military Police Unit (FMPU) for UNPROFOR (UK Operation Grapple 5) between Oct 1994 and April 1995 based as above and then re-deployed
History of the Royal Military Police
History_of_the_Royal_Military_Police
1946 Colossus-class aircraft carrier
dispatched to the Pacific Ocean, where the aircraft carrier took part in Operation Grapple, the first British hydrogen bomb tests, as the headquarters ship embarking
HMS_Warrior_(R31)
Unit of the British Army
enabling and force protection support to the ARRC NATO Warfighting HQ on all operations. The Battalion is currently at very high readiness, ready to deploy, build
Gurkha Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Support Battalion
Gurkha_Allied_Rapid_Reaction_Corps_Support_Battalion
south of the island. It hosted most of the Operation Dominic drops as well as most of Britain's Operation Grapple. Nevada National Security Site (formerly
List of nuclear weapon explosion sites
List_of_nuclear_weapon_explosion_sites
demonstrated Britain's ability to produce thermonuclear weapons in the Operation Grapple nuclear tests in the Pacific, and led to the amendment of the McMahon
Timeline of strategic nuclear weapon systems of the United Kingdom
Timeline_of_strategic_nuclear_weapon_systems_of_the_United_Kingdom
Infantry regiment of the British Army
Anglian Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 23 June 2022. "Operation Grapple". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 10 February 1994
Royal_Anglian_Regiment
Welsh politician (1897–1960)
the MP for Ebbw Vale. In March 1955, when Britain was preparing for Operation Grapple, the testing of its first hydrogen bomb, Bevan led a revolt of 57
Aneurin_Bevan
Royal Air Force officer (1913–1965)
charge of the Operation Buffalo British nuclear tests at Maralinga in Australia in 1956, and air task group commander for the Operation Grapple nuclear tests
Cecil_Thomas_Weir
Military unit
1991 Operation Haven/Warden, Iraq/Turkey, 1991 Operation Hanwood/Cheshire, Croatia, 1992–1993 Operation Jural, Saudi Arabia, 1992 Operation Grapple/Lodestar
30_Signal_Regiment
Spacecraft connection for robotic arms
Grapple fixtures are used on spacecraft or other objects to provide a secure connection for a robotic arm. The fixtures allowed the Space Shuttle's Canadarm
Grapple_fixture
British scientist and civil servant
nuclear tests at Maralinga and was the scientific director of the Operation Grapple tests in 1957. He subsequently became the AWRE's Assistant Director
John_Challens
Royal Navy Vice Admiral (1912–1992)
Washington, D.C., before being given command of the Naval task group for Operation Grapple in 1956. Promoted to rear-admiral on 7 July 1958, he became Senior
Peter_Gretton
British Army officer
Defence Logistics and Support 36 Engineer Regiment Conflicts Operation Banner Operation Grapple Iraq War War in Afghanistan Awards Companion of the Order
Richard_Wardlaw
C-class destroyer
in Singapore. From March to April 1958, Cavalier took part in the Operation Grapple, the British nuclear weapon tests at Malden Island and Kiritimati
HMS_Cavalier
Chinese nuclear weapons test in 1980
series 1962 Soviet nuclear tests - Last Soviet atmospheric test series Operation Grapple - Last British atmospheric test series 1971–74 French nuclear tests
Operation_21-716
action up to three times a day. Operation Grapple, in the centre of the country, began in the same year and in 1978 Operation Splinter was opened, covering
History of the Rhodesian Light Infantry (1977–1980)
History_of_the_Rhodesian_Light_Infantry_(1977–1980)
Type of heavy vehicle used in logging operations to pull cut trees out of a forest
skidder), just like the old steam donkeys, or with a hydraulic grapple either on boom (grapple skidder) or on the back of the frame (clambunk skidder).[clarification
Skidder
C-class destroyer
embargo. Nancy Moller was escorted back to Singapore. Cossack supported Operation Grapple, the series of British nuclear weapons tests in 1957. On 8 December
HMS_Cossack_(R57)
after the United Kingdom successfully tested a hydrogen bomb during Operation Grapple. Under the agreement the United States supplies the United Kingdom
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
Japanese manga series
Baki the Grappler (Japanese: グラップラー刃牙, Hepburn: Gurappurā Baki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki. It was originally
Baki_the_Grappler
British Army cavalry regiment
again at the forefront in 1992 as part of the deployment to Bosnia on Operation Grapple 1. In 1999, the regiment was deployed to Canada as the 'opposing force'
9th/12th_Royal_Lancers
Military unit
was involved in Operation Grapple 3 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 2003 to 2004, the regiment was on operations in Iraq on Operation Telic. In 2005,
4_Regiment_RLC
were conducted in various locations by the United Kingdom (Operation Grapple and Operation Antler), the United States (Bikini atoll and the Marshall Islands)
History_of_Oceania
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Cambridgeshire, England
of 49 Squadron based at Wittering participated in the Operation Buffalo and Operation Grapple nuclear tests, during which they conducted all eight air
RAF_Wittering
Valiant B.1 XD818 No. 49 Squadron RAF - Dropped Britain's first hydrogen bomb during Operation Grapple tests in 1957. Westland Whirlwind HAR.10 XP299
List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
List_of_aircraft_at_the_Royal_Air_Force_Museum_Midlands
Day of the year
Honolulu. Wreckage and bodies are discovered a week later. 1957 – Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen
November_8
British Army officer
rank of Colonel, for the Operation Grapple thermonuclear tests held on Christmas Island. A significant engineering operation was required to construct
John_Woollett
Day of the year
Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. 1963 – Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission,
May_15
New Zealand peacekeeping effort in Rhodesia
Operation Repulse – Southeast border E. Operation Grapple – Midlands F. Operation Splinter – Kariba G. Operation Tangent – Matabeleland H. "SALOPS" – Salisbury
Operation_Midford
Ad hoc military formation
Coast as well as on training ranges in North Carolina and Florida during Operation Enduring Freedom January 19, 2002 Allied Communications Publication 113:
Joint_task_force
Forestry equipment for moving logs
a range of configurations and variations, such as the swing yarder and grapple yarder. The early yarders were steam powered. They traveled on railroads
Yarder
Effect of nuclear explosion
acceleration that would take place during intense solar flares. Operation Fishbowl Operation Grapple Soviet Project K nuclear tests Starfish Prime O'Keefe, Bernard
Radioflash
May – The end of petrol rationing following the Suez Crisis. 15 May Operation Grapple: Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb at Malden Island in the Pacific
1957_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former command of the Royal Air Force
atomic bomb in 1952 and exploded its first hydrogen bomb in 1957. Operation Grapple saw Valiant bombers testing the dropping of hydrogen bombs over Christmas
RAF_Bomber_Command
Former Royal Air Force station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1957 and again in 1958, 240 Squadron was among those involved in Operation Grapple, nuclear weapon testing on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.
RAF_Ballykelly
Map all coordinates in "Operation Vixen" using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary
Operation_Vixen
Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) was the United States military's operational name for the international war against the Islamic State (IS)—a group also
Operation_Inherent_Resolve
Legal prohibition on nuclear energy or weapons within New Zealand
New Zealand List of protests in New Zealand Nagasaki and Hiroshima Operation Grapple Barry Mitcalfe Japan's Three Non-Nuclear Principles, a similar resolution
New_Zealand_nuclear-free_zone
Military policing unit of the British Army
Hartland Point – formed on 16 January 1972 180 Provost Company – formed for Operation Motorman, in June 1972 but disbanded in November of the same year After
1st Regiment, Royal Military Police
1st_Regiment,_Royal_Military_Police
CIA-backed deposition of Jacobo Árbenz
London: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-30596-X. Shillington, John (2002). Grappling with Atrocity: Guatemalan Theater in the 1990s. Fairleigh Dickinson University
1954_Guatemalan_coup_d'état
2012 video game
zombie mutant that gets too close to a character will usually attempt to grapple the character, requiring the player to rapidly shake the analogue stick
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Resident_Evil:_Operation_Raccoon_City
Month of 1958
would be the Soviet Luna 1 on January 2, 1959. The United Kingdom's Operation Grapple series of nine atmospheric nuclear tests came to an end with the detonation
September_1958
Oncomouse One-child policy Ontario Nature Open pollination Operation Crossroads Operation Grapple Operation Plumbbob Orchard Organic certification Organic electronics
Index of environmental articles
Index_of_environmental_articles
were conducted in various locations by the United Kingdom (Operation Grapple and Operation Antler), the United States (Bikini atoll and the Marshall Islands)
Military_history_of_Oceania
British army unit
Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison. The brigade deployed as part of Operation Grapple 5, the UK contribution to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR)
19th_Light_Brigade
Calendar year
state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor. May 15 Operation Grapple: At Malden Island in the Pacific, Britain tests its first hydrogen
1957
UK develops relations through its high commission in Suva, Fiji. Operation Grapple Foreign relations of Kiribati Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
Kiribati–United Kingdom relations
Kiribati–United_Kingdom_relations
Welsh politician (1930–2007)
1958. Morris became an anti-nuclear campaigner in 1957, opposing Operation Grapple X, in which Britain tested nuclear weapons including its first hydrogen
David Morris (Labour politician)
David_Morris_(Labour_politician)
Flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
RFA Fort Grange to support the British forces in Bosnia as part of Operation Grapple. There the squadron was used to ferry men and supplies. 820 Squadron
820_Naval_Air_Squadron
1946 Bay-class frigate of the Royal Navy
Later, in April 1957 she sailed to Christmas Island as part of "Operation Grapple", Britain's first thermonuclear bomb tests. Between 1954 and 1956
HMS_Alert_(K647)
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