What is recorded here
W1 Blue Streak Missile Silo Prototype is shown as a archaeological place on the public map of Cumberland. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
The W1 Blue Streak Missile Silo Prototype was part of the UK's early Cold War nuclear deterrent program, developed in the 1950s and 1960s. It is historically significant as a rare surviving example of Britain's efforts to establish an independent nuclear capability during the Cold War.
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