Blue Stone (neutron initiator)

For the music group, see Blue Stone (music group). For the mineral, see Bluestone. For other uses, see Bluestone (disambiguation).

Blue Stone (a Rainbow Code) or Unit 386D ENI was the electronic neutron initiator for the first British operational high-yield strategic nuclear weapon, Violet Club.

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Cold War military projects of the United Kingdom

Air-to-air missiles	Blue Sky (Fireflash) Blue Jay (Firestreak) Red Dean Red Top SRAAM Skyflash

Air-to-surface missiles	Blue Steel Green Cheese

Surface-to-air missiles	CF.299 (Sea Dart) Green Light (Sea Cat) Red Duster (Bloodhound) Red Shoes (Thunderbird) Sea Slug

Surface-to-surface missiles	Blue Slug Blue Streak Blue Water Blue Rapier / Red Rapier Orange William (Swingfire)

Satellite launch vehicles	Black Arrow Black Knight

Nuclear warheads	Blue Danube Blue Peacock Orange Herald Red Beard Red Snow Violet Club Yellow Sun

List of codenames used for projects (Rainbow Codes)

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