Swan bomb. an airfield was created on orford ness in swan bomb. an airfield was created on orford ness in 1930. swan bomb. an airfield was created on orford ness in 1930. between i swan bomb. an airfield was created. on orford ness in 1930. between the wars orford ness was involved in the development of radar, and, yes, the nuclear bomb was tested here in the cold war era. looking at the nuclear bomb and what they were testing here was that the casing fuse mechanisms didn t accidentally go off when underneath the plane, so testing for extreme heat, shock, vibration. there was never any nuclear material on back of magnus but they were high explosives. these laboratories were protected just in case. locally it is still known as the island of secrets and are still talked about in hushed tones. if you talk about suffolk in general, people have an heard the name orford ness but what went on here, what happens in our is still sort of shrouded in mystery. today, orford ness isn tjust about military history, it is also a haven for wildlife. there are hares and