Mystery UK Missile?
Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians either in the Outback, British North Borneo or Singapore. It is intriguing that it was suggested these missiles would have a range in excess of 4,200 nautical miles more than double of that publically claimed for Blue Streak in 1957. With no doubt other missiles of this performance type being deployed by the Canadians. Total overlapping coverage of the whole of the Communist Bloc was possible giving at minimum cost a truly creditable Commonwealth based Nuclear Deterrent.
So can any one help please?
What was it?
Document referring to 1955 talk/discussions in Australia in which it was suggested that a total of twenty-five rounds be allocated as backup and practice rounds to support seven nuclear tipped hard site (silo based) operational missiles to be deployed by the Australians either in the Outback, British North Borneo or Singapore. It is intriguing that it was suggested these missiles would have a range in excess of 4,200 nautical miles more than double of that publically claimed for Blue Streak in 1957. With no doubt other missiles of this performance type being deployed by the Canadians. Total overlapping coverage of the whole of the Communist Bloc was possible giving at minimum cost a truly creditable Commonwealth based Nuclear Deterrent.
So can any one help please?
What was it?