While having access to nuclear bombs provides an immense advantage - they are still limited by the method of delivery - which for Britain in the early 1950s was the V-bomber.
Ballistic missiles provided the more effective solution, capapble of carrying nuclear warheads over vast distances, even between continents.
So in 1954, Britain began the development of Blue Streak, a mid-range ballistic missile capable of launching nuclear strikes at ranges of up to 3700 km.
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| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Wednesday 05 August 2009 | 10PM | More4 |
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| Sunday 09 August 2009 | 3.15AM | More4 |
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