Nuclear Energy: Principles, Practices, and Prospects
- ISBN-10
- 817648444X
- ISBN-13
- 9788176484442
- Series
- Nuclear Energy
- Category
- Nuclear engineering
- Pages
- 451
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- APH Publishing
- Author
- S.K. Agarwal
Description
On October 26 , Air Marshall Cross , CINC of Bomber Command , decided to prolong the exercise because of the Cuba crisis , and later increased the alert status of British nuclear forces , so that they could launch in 15 minutes .
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