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(www.bikiniatoll.com)Picture: Admiral W.H.P. "Spike" Blandy, Mrs. Blandy and Rear Admiral F.J. Lowry celebrate the end of Operation Crossroads in November of 1946 in Washington, D.C. This photograph, entitled "Atomic Age Angel Food," drew heavy criticism from throughout the nation and from around the world.]
The above picture was taken in celebration of the end of Operation Crossroads, which took place in Bikiniatoll, a test ground for nucelar weapons.
On March 5, 2001, the Nuclear Claims Tribunal handed down a decision on a seven year lawsuit the Bikinians had brought against the United States for damages done to their islands and their people during the nuclear testing on Bikini. The Tribunal gave them a total award of $563,315,500.00
Figure 1: UK-53-92 HARRY part of Operation Upshot/Knothole, was a 32 kiloton weapons related device fired from a tower May 19, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.
Figure 2: XX-01 The Stokes Test, conducted at the Nevada Test Site on August 7, 1957 was a 19 kiloton device exploded from a balloon.
Figure 3: XX-08 Operation Ranger early 1951. They would end up performing 5 tests in the series
Figure 4: XX-17 DeBACA was a balloon burst fired October 26, 1958. Since July 1962, all NTS weapons tests have been underground.
Figure 5: XX-92 BRAVO - Operation Castle was an experimental thermonuclear device, 15 megaton weapons related surface shot. Detonated 2/28/54 on Bikini Atoll.
Figure 6: XX-48 SEMINOLE, a weapons related surface shot, was part of Operation Redwing and was fired June 6, 1956 at Enewetak Atoll.
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