Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.196
Object Name
Poster
Title
Halt the H bomb test poster
Events
Britain detonating the H-Bomb
Date
1957
Description
Large screen-printed white and red poster. Says "JAN 22, HALTTHE H BOMB TEST, LOBBY YOUR MP." The first Hydrogen bomb to be successfully detonated was in November 1957 - this poster was most likely the January prior to this, calling for the test to be put to a halt, hence the call to lobby your MP. In 1957 Britain detonated its first Hydrogen bomb, which ignited debates and campaigns regarding nuclear weapons, and laid the foundation to campaign for nuclear disarmament. This is a Cold War era poster - the cold war was an ongoing political, social and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies that developed after World War Two. This state of political hostility between countries, namely the Soviet Bloc countries and the Western powers, were characterised by threats, military threats, propaganda and other measures short of warfare. The official dates of the Cold War are from 1945-1990, but this has been disputed. Hydrogen bombs were the world's
first Thermonuclear weapons - they caused huge explosions and were thought to be considerably more powerful than atomic bombs. This poster has yellowed frayed marks at the bottom.
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