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Bikini Atoll 1946–1954 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Bikini Atoll, spanning 1946–1954 — 3 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This image documents Operation Crossroads, the series of US nuclear weapons tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946. It specifically relates to the first test in the series, codenamed Able, an early postwar demonstration of atomic weaponry.

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Operation Crossroads - Able 001, Bikini Atoll, 1946

Operation Crossroads - Able 001 1946 This image documents Operation Crossroads, the series of US nuclear weapons tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946. It specifically relates to the first test in the series, codenamed Able, an early postwar demonstration of atomic weaponry.

Operation Castle AW 1, Bikini Atoll, 1954

Operation Castle AW 1 1954 An image from Operation Castle, the series of United States thermonuclear weapons tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1954.

Operation Castle AW 2, Bikini Atoll, 1954

Operation Castle AW 2 1954 A further photograph from the 1954 Operation Castle test series carried out by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.