Marine research project investigates WA’s nuclear test sites

Seventy years ago, the British Empire conducted its first nuclear weapons test right here in Western Australia, with the detonation of their first atomic bomb.

More atomic bombs and approximately 30 dirty bombs were subsequently detonated across the State and South Australia with Indigenous people and soldiers exposed to the fallout.

Marine Scientist Maddie Hoffman has been conducting a study into WA’s nuclear test sites, investigating how the local environment has been impacted across generations and she spoke with Tom Reynolds during On The Record to discuss.

WA nuclear tests