Bikini Atoll
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Bikini Atoll, known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile central lagoon. The atoll i
A woman named Liijabor from Likiep Island, Likiep Atoll in the Marshall Islands, wears a traditional nieded or clothing mat, c. 1918
Island of the Bikini Atoll
Vegetation on Bikini Atoll
Bikini islander canoes are loaded for their relocation
Castle Bravo
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Castle Bravo was the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon design tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Castle. Detonated on 1 Mar
Bikini Atoll
…of strontium-90. They eventually moved to other atolls in the Marshall Islands and the United States, due to problems with this plan. In 1954, the Castle Bravo nuclear test took place on Bikini Atoll, with a yield of 15 Mt. This nuclear test was only one out of 67 total nuclear tests launched on the surrounding…
The SHRIMP device in its shot cab
Shot-cab installation of SHRIMP device, with humans for scale
Bravo SHRIMP device shot-cab
SHRIMP device delivered via truck awaiting installation