Dark legacyThe UK conducted 12 nuclear weapons tests in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, mostly in the sparsely populated Outback of South Australia. "The British atomic tests in Australia did considerable harm to indigenous populations, to military and other personnel and to large parts of the country's territory. "Mysteries remain about the British nuclear tests in Australia, and these mysteries have become harder to bring to light with the closure of files by the British government." "These files are essential to any historian of the UK nuclear projects -- which of course included tests in Australia. "Why not just copy the files if the nuclear industry needs them at Nucleus for administrative reasons?

Source: CNN January 11, 2019 05:10 UTC