The Legacy of Pain and Tears John has Lived with Since He Witnessed the Nuclear Blast On Christmas Island in 1958
Evening Gazette › March 07, 2011
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"THE most mesmerising but terrifying thing I have ever seen in my life."
Witnessing the explosion of a thermonuclear bomb over Christmas Island in 1958 would burn itself forever into the memory of John Michael Smith.See the full content of this document
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The Legacy of Pain and Tears John has Lived with Since He Witnessed the Nuclear Blast On Christmas Island in 1958
Standing on the deck of the Royal Navy landing craft HMS Messina, staring in awe as the giant mushroom cloud climbed into the sky before him, the 24-year-old naval steward was joining an elite club.
But more than half a century later it is a club the Eaglescliffe pensioner would gladly relinq...See the full content of this document
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