In 1946, A series of nuclear weapon tests, called Operation Crossroads,
conducted by the United States in Micronesian island of Bikini Atoll. A
total of two bombs were detonated to test the effects of nuclear weapons
on naval warships. The U.S. blasted a 23-kiloton nuke known as “Baker”
90 feet underwater. The explosion caused ocean water to reach over two
miles high. Nuclear tests continued until 1958.
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Crossroads Baker, showing the white surface "crack" under the ships, and the top of the hollow spray column protruding through the hemispherical Wilson
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Mushroom-shaped cloud and water column from the underwater Baker nuclear explosion of July 25, 1946. |
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The Wilson cloud
has evaporated revealing the cauliflower atop the spray column. Two
million tons of water spray fall back into the lagoon. The radioactive
base surge is moving toward the ships. | | | |
Source :- http://www.unbelievableinfo.com/2014/05/images-of-worlds-first-underwater-nuclear-explosion.html
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