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HISTORY IN PICTURES
THE ATOMIC AGE
Hundreds gathered to watch as the US detonated an atomic
bomb at Bikini Atoll. It was part of Operation Crossroads,
which saw two tests carried out: one underwater (Baker),
and another in the atmosphere (Able). After the
bombings of Japan, the US sought to measure the
effects of nuclear weapons on military targets. A
study warned that the water would become
a “witch’s brew” of radioactivity.
1946
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