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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1956
Page
2
London dispatch reports Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh arriving in London amid tensions over a potential A Bomb crisis. The royal pair planned public duties and charitable engagements during a period of heightened security.
The announcement said the final shot was fired with test activities continuing to determine timing. AEC chairman Lewis Strauss and Defence Secretary Charles Wilson described the tests as successful and aiding further defense against nuclear attacks. Robert Allen noted a new small air to air missile armed with a nuclear warhead was fired from an interceptor and completely destroyed its target.
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