Red Beard (nuclear weapon)
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Red Beard was the first British tactical nuclear weapon.[1] It was carried by Royal Air Force (RAF) English Electric Canberra medium bombers[2] and the V bomber force[3] and by Supermarine Scimitars, de Havilland Sea Vixens, and Blackburn Buccaneers of the Royal Navy's (RN) Fleet Air Arm (FAA). Developed to Operational Requirement OR.1127,[3][4] it was introduced in 1961,[3] entered service in 1962.[3] It was replaced by the WE.177 in the early 1970s and was withdrawn from service in 1971.[3]
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