Mushroom Cloud Near Ships - Operation Crossroads - 1946

by War Is Hell Store

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Mushroom Cloud Near Ships - Operation Crossroads - 1946

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War Is Hell Store

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This mid 20th century photo features a mushroom cloud with ships below during the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons test that was conducted on Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. A series of nuclear weapons tests conducted by the US, the purpose of Operation Crossroads, which included two shots - ABLE and BAKER - was to investigate the impact of nuclear weapons on naval warships. Photo taken in July, 1946.

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March 1st, 2022

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