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Blue Peacock

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Blue Peacock, renamed from Blue Bunny and originally Brown Bunny, was a British tactical nuclear weapon project developed in the 1950s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Grenade / Explosive Device 2
Classification
Service Status
Prototype or Experimental 1
Weapon Class
Nuclear demolition weapon 1
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British Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Blue Peacock
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1. Wikipedia: Blue Peacock
  • Wikipedia article text
    In the end, though, the Ministry of Defence cancelled the project in February 1958.
  • Lead section
    Blue Peacock, renamed from Blue Bunny and originally Brown Bunny, was a British tactical nuclear weapon project in the 1950s.
  • In Group: Aerial Bombs and Cluster Munitions, Lead sentence
    Blue Peacock, renamed from Blue Bunny and originally Brown Bunny, was a British tactical nuclear weapon project in the 1950s.
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2. Wikidata: Blue Peacock
Wikidata Q885837, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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