The robot aircraft with a nightmarish nuclear mission

Summary

KEY POINTS:

1. In July 1946, the United States exploded two nuclear bombs at Bikini Atoll.
2. A pioneering, remote-controlled drone was used to fly close to the explosion and photograph it.
3. Geiger counters, radio controlled cameras, and other instruments were fitted to measure radioactivity.

References

• Media Check: BBC - Media Bias Fact Check (High Credibility)
• Collections | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC.