Banana, Kiribati
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Banana is a village, located in the northeast of the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands. It is located close to Cassidy International Airport.
The shore by Banana
Operation Dominic
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Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear test explosions with a 38.1 Mt total yield conducted in 1962 by the United States in the Pacific. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respo
Banana, Kiribati
…of Line Islands. It is located close to Cassidy International Airport. In 1962, when over 4,000 American servicemen were on the island as part of Operation Dominic, the village became known as Banana for unclear reasons. In 2024, a Twitter account (@KiribatiGov) which had successfully impersonated the Kiribati…
Swordfish spray dome and plume with USS Agerholm in foreground. Full scale test of ASROC rocket launched depth charge
Dominic-Frigate Bird, as viewed from the submarine USS Carbonero
Dominic-Truckee, 210 kilotons