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26 Photographs of the Frightening Strength of Nuclear Weapons from the Bikini Atoll Tests

US Nuclear Weapons Test at Bikini Atoll, Pacific Ocean. imgur

USS Saratoga sinking after Operation Crossroads. wikiwand
View of the USS Independence’s port quarter, showing severe blast damage caused by the Able Day atomic bomb air burst over Bikini Atoll on 1 July 1946. wikiwand
Bakini Atoll test. strangevehicles
A sheep under study after the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests at Bikini Atoll. ABC
Official observer and civilian photographer of Opperation Crossroads Fritz Goro. Time
A Navy decontamination center, 1946. Fritz Goro—Time & Life Pictures:Getty Images
American sailors shield their eyes during a nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, July 1946. Time
Feeding a goat used as a test animal during Operation Crossroads in July 1946. Fritz Goro—Time & Life Pictures:Getty Images
Gathering up dead birds on a south pacific island for radiation testing, 1946. Time
Monitoring the beach and beach craft on a South Pacific island during radiation testing, 1946. Fritz Goro—Time & Life Pictures:Getty Images
The USS Crittendon, damaged during nuclear testing in the Pacific, July 1946. Fritz Goro—Time & Life Pictures:Getty Images
Navy workers cross the boundary line on the floor from contaminated to clean after scrubbing off radioactive dirt and debris. Fritz Goro—Time & Life Pictures:Getty Images

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