Nuclear advancement

By howdenbr
  • Britain goes nuclear

    Britain goes nuclear

    Britain was the first to begin nuclear studies
  • Period: to

    Cold war to present time

  • Atomic Energy Act

    Atomic Energy Act

    Severed ties between Britain and U.S nuclear programs
  • The Cold war starts

    The Cold war starts

    Nuclear production and threats scared the world.
  • the hydrogn bom

    the hydrogn bom

    President Truman starts the inventing of the hydrogen bomb.
  • Limited test ban treaty

    Limited test ban treaty

    The U.S and the Soviet Union ban nuclear testing.
  • End of treaty

    End of treaty

    Soviet Union breaks treaty by testing. The U.S replies with a series of test.
  • Cubans have missiles

    Cubans have missiles

    A plane flies over Cuba, seeing nuclear missile sites in production.
  • End of crisis

    End of crisis

    Missiles were withdrawn from Cuba and Turkey.
  • Worst nuclear power accident

    Worst nuclear power accident

    At Chernobyl power plant in Soviet Republic of Ukraine. Explosions from a poorly done experiment and radiation filled the atmosphere. 32 people died.
  • Cover up

    Cover up

    The power plant officials were not going to report the accident, however, on the 28th Swedish monitering stations noticed the raised radiation levels and wanted an explanation.
  • Power plant Shut down

    Power plant Shut down

    Chernobyl nuclear power plant was shut down due to the dangers it posed. After the accident in 1986 the radiation contaminated the forests surounding the compound. Many lifestock were born deformed.