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Operation Crossroads and the Bikini
In June of 1946 the US Navy tested two atomic bombs on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in order to test how well a navy would withstand an atomic attack – or were they projecting force to intimidate the USSR? With 46,000 men involved and 90 surplus ships as targets (and tens of thousands …
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In June of 1946 the US Navy tested two atomic bombs on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in order to test how well a navy would withstand an atomic attack – or were they projecting force to intimidate the USSR? With 46,000 men involved and 90 surplus ships as targets (and tens of thousands …
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