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Operation Castle
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Operation Castle was a United States series of high-yield nuclear tests by Joint Task Force 7 at Bikini Atoll beginning in March 1954. It followed Operation Upshot–Knothole and preceded Operation Teap
Bravo SHRIMP device shot cab
Bravo SHRIMP device shot cab
Shrimp (Bravo) device in its shot cab
Shrimp (Bravo) device in its shot cab
Shrimp (Bravo) device being unloaded from a truck
Shrimp (Bravo) device being unloaded from a truck
Unknown device tested in Castle. The device may be Runt (Romeo) or Runt II (Yankee).
Unknown device tested in Castle. The device may be Runt (Romeo) or Runt II (Yankee).
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
Operation Castle
…had a yield much lower than predicted (a "fizzle"), while two other bombs detonated with over twice their predicted yields. One test in particular, Bravo, resulted in extensive radiological contamination. The fallout affected nearby islands, including inhabitants and U.S. soldiers stationed there, as…
Shot-cab installation of SHRIMP device, with humans for scale
Shot-cab installation of SHRIMP device, with humans for scale