Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb

Name: Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb
Director: Peter Butt
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-12-12
Duration: 54 min
Cast: Robyn Williams

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This documentary explores one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the attempts by successive Australian governments to fortress the nation with atomic weapons.

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Cast

Robyn Williams

Narrator

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