During Operation Hurricane on Monte Bello Island in Australia in 1952, the United Kingdom became the world's third nuclear power.
In the year 1952, on October 3rd United Kingdome became the third country to test the nuclear weapons after United States and Soviet Union. The code named 'Hurricane', the first British test was performed at the Montebello islands in Western Australia. As the land of British was small and had high population, hence was not suitable for the nuclear testing that's why they have asked Australia to provide the land for nuclear testing.
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