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Article: I wouldn't say we lied our way into the nuclear club, but...(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- April 26, 2005
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Byline: By ROBIN TURNER Western Mail
Britain was 'economical with the truth' over claims to have detonated a thermonuclear bomb at Christmas Island, claims a Welsh international relations expert. The much-heralded superweapon, which was test dropped near the Pacific island in the 1950s, prompted the USA to collaborate with Britain on developing a modern nuclear armoury. The collaboration led to Britain becoming a thermonuclear power.
Professor John Baylis, head of politics and international relations at the University of Wales, Swansea, said, 'I would not go ...