Britain s Chernobyl: The Nuclear Disaster You ve Never Heard Of | Nuclear Winter | Timeline

In October 1957, one of the Windscale nuclear reactors caught fire. It was the world s first nuclear accident, attributed to the rush to build atomic weapons. This programme highlights the mistakes leading to a nuclear event which, 40 years on, still takes second place only to Chernobyl. 📺 It s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code TIMELINE http://bit.ly/3a7ambu You can find more from us on: https://www.facebook.com/timelineWH https://www.tiktok.com/@timelineworldhistory https://www.instagram.com/timelineWH This channel is part of the History Hit Network. Any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com