Orford Ness: The Top Secret History of Britain's Former Area 51
Having helped develop technologies used to win two world wars and deter the Soviet Union in the Cold War, the legacy of Britain's former Area 51 known as Orford Ness is still shaping our world today. What groundbreaking innovations came from this top-secret research and testing site, and what were the reasons it was used by not just the British military, but also Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and even the U.S. Department of Defense?
Join Mark Piesing and New York Adventure Club for a deep dive into the legacy of Britain's Orford Ness, a highly classified military site located in a remote part of the Suffolk coast that operated for over 80 years beginning in 1915. The remaining landscape of the Ness is a unique place and fascinating ecology, now managed by the National Trust
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