Red Beard (nuclear Weapon)
Red Beard was the first British tactical nuclear weapon. It was carried by the English Electric Canberra and the V bombers of the Royal Air Force, and by the Blackburn Buccaneers, Sea Vixens and Supermarine Scimitars of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. Developed to Operational Requirement 1127 (OR.1127), it entered service in 1962 and was withdrawn in 1971.
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