The forgotten 1960s plan to detonate a nuclear bomb in Yorkshire
During the 1960s, a secret initiative explored using nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes. This video examines the ambitious, yet controversial, proposal to detonate a bomb beneath the North York Moors National Park.
Under a program known as 'Operation Plowshare', the United States investigated whether nuclear explosions could be repurposed for peaceful utility rather than warfare. This concept was not unique to America; certain British scientists shared these ambitions. Their specific plan involved triggering a nuclear explosion under Wheeldable, located within the North York Moors National Park.
Source: The top secret plan to explode a nuclear bomb in Yorkshire
