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Bookmark or Share- Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll - WikipediaNuclear testing at Bikini Atoll consisted of the detonation of 24 nuclear weapons by the United States between 1946 and 1958 on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Tests occurred at 7 test sites on the reef itself, on the sea, in the air, and underwater. The test weapons produced a combined yield of about 75 Mt of TNT in explosive power.
- 7 Surprising Facts about the Nuclear Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll7 Surprising Facts about the Nuclear Bomb Tests at Bikini Atoll. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States detonated 23 nuclear weapons on the tiny, remote ring of islands that make up Bikini...
- Seafloor scar of Bikini A-bomb test still visible - BBCThe location - Bikini Atoll. The event - only the fifth A-bomb explosion and the first-ever detonation under water. The pictures we've all seen: A giant mushroom cloud climbing out of the...
- Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site - UNESCO World Heritage CentreCriterion (iv): Bikini Atoll is an outstanding example of a nuclear test site. It has many military remains and characteristic terrestrial and underwater landscape elements. It is tangible testimony of the birth of the Cold War and it bears testimony to the race to develop increasingly powerful nuclear weapons.
- Bikini Atoll - WikipediaBikini Atoll ( / ˈbɪkɪˌniː / or / bɪˈkiːni /; Marshallese: Pikinni, [pʲiɡinnʲi], lit. 'coconut place' ), [2] known as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, [3] is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km 2) central lagoon.
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