![70th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads Atomic Tests in Bikini Atoll, July 1946 | National Security Archive 70th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads Atomic Tests in Bikini Atoll, July 1946 | National Security Archive](https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/crossroad-1800.jpg)
70th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads Atomic Tests in Bikini Atoll, July 1946 | National Security Archive
![Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States experimented with nuclear weapons on Bikini Island in the Pacific. On 25 July 1946 an atomic bomb was exploded Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States experimented with nuclear weapons on Bikini Island in the Pacific. On 25 July 1946 an atomic bomb was exploded](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G232PC/atomic-bomb-test-during-operation-crossroads-between-1946-and-1958-the-united-states-experimented-with-nuclear-weapons-on-bikini-island-in-the-pacific-on-25-july-1946-an-atomic-bomb-was-exploded-underwater-along-the-coast-these-images-were-printed-in-large-format-in-life-magazine-with-the-caption-it-was-perhaps-the-most-awesome-man-made-spectacle-ever-photographed-these-photographs-allowed-the-public-at-large-to-see-the-destructive-power-of-the-atomic-bomb-for-the-first-time-2G232PC.jpg)
Atomic Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads. Between 1946 and 1958 the United States experimented with nuclear weapons on Bikini Island in the Pacific. On 25 July 1946 an atomic bomb was exploded
![File:USS Appalachian (AGC-1) postal cachet commemorating the Able atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, 1 July 1946 (NH 94687).png - Wikimedia Commons File:USS Appalachian (AGC-1) postal cachet commemorating the Able atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll, 1 July 1946 (NH 94687).png - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/USS_Appalachian_%28AGC-1%29_postal_cachet_commemorating_the_Able_atomic_bomb_test_at_Bikini_Atoll%2C_1_July_1946_%28NH_94687%29.png)
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![On Bottom Of Bikini Lagoon -- This Navy diver stirs up coral "Dust" as he hits bottom at 162 feet in Bikini Lagoon while working on preparations for the forth coming Atom On Bottom Of Bikini Lagoon -- This Navy diver stirs up coral "Dust" as he hits bottom at 162 feet in Bikini Lagoon while working on preparations for the forth coming Atom](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HX665F/on-bottom-of-bikini-lagoon-this-navy-diver-stirs-up-coral-dust-as-he-hits-bottom-at-162-feet-in-bikini-lagoon-while-working-on-preparations-for-the-forth-coming-atom-bomb-test-scheduled-for-july-this-joint-army-navy-task-force-1-photo-was-radioed-by-the-navy-from-the-uss-mount-mckinley-at-bikini-to-san-francisco-today-on-the-floor-of-bikini-lagoon-this-us-navy-diver-stirs-up-coral-dust-162-feet-below-the-surface-while-working-on-preparations-for-recent-atom-bomb-test-june-3-2HX665F.jpg)
On Bottom Of Bikini Lagoon -- This Navy diver stirs up coral "Dust" as he hits bottom at 162 feet in Bikini Lagoon while working on preparations for the forth coming Atom
![Atomic Bomb Letter regarding Bikini Island Nuclear Test dated July 23, 1946 (Written 2 days before test) - Scripophily.com | Collect Stocks and Bonds | Old Stock Certificates for Sale | Old Stock Research | RM Smythe Atomic Bomb Letter regarding Bikini Island Nuclear Test dated July 23, 1946 (Written 2 days before test) - Scripophily.com | Collect Stocks and Bonds | Old Stock Certificates for Sale | Old Stock Research | RM Smythe](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-gvae5krt3k/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/1069/6241/atomic-bomb-letter-1946-43__06794.1624995189.jpg?c=1)
Atomic Bomb Letter regarding Bikini Island Nuclear Test dated July 23, 1946 (Written 2 days before test) - Scripophily.com | Collect Stocks and Bonds | Old Stock Certificates for Sale | Old Stock Research | RM Smythe
HISTORY - On July 5, 1946, French designer Louis Réard unveiled a two-piece swimsuit at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. Parisian showgirl Micheline Bernardini modeled the new fashion,
![Bombs at Bikini; the official report of Operation Crossroads. Atomic bomb. UPPER. Test A, the explosion in air; 9:00 a.m. on July 1, 1946. The hemispherical condensation cloud, lit by the Bombs at Bikini; the official report of Operation Crossroads. Atomic bomb. UPPER. Test A, the explosion in air; 9:00 a.m. on July 1, 1946. The hemispherical condensation cloud, lit by the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RHE5B7/bombs-at-bikini-the-official-report-of-operation-crossroads-atomic-bomb-upper-test-a-the-explosion-in-air-900-am-on-july-1-1946-the-hemispherical-condensation-cloud-lit-by-the-white-hot-fireball-at-the-center-outshines-the-tropical-sun-lower-the-fireball-starts-its-swift-ascent-into-the-stratosphere-plate-18-please-note-that-these-images-are-extracted-from-scanned-page-images-that-may-have-been-digitally-enhanced-for-readability-coloration-and-appearance-of-these-illustrations-may-not-perfectly-resemble-the-original-work-united-states-joint-task-force-one-shurcliff-wi-RHE5B7.jpg)
Bombs at Bikini; the official report of Operation Crossroads. Atomic bomb. UPPER. Test A, the explosion in air; 9:00 a.m. on July 1, 1946. The hemispherical condensation cloud, lit by the
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![How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/jr4A8XU8FeAdMLHdisXgvJ2TeeU=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal(541x86:542x87)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/99/ee/99ee0cb4-117d-4528-a0e3-6a5e2285a164/be064855web.jpg)
How the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a Phenomenon | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine
![Fluegel Patriotic Cover commemorating first atomic bomb test at Bikini Islands - Science History Institute Digital Collections Fluegel Patriotic Cover commemorating first atomic bomb test at Bikini Islands - Science History Institute Digital Collections](https://scihist-digicoll-production-derivatives.s3.amazonaws.com/fa57d37c-4dce-4b12-8256-cd5d8914bf35/download_medium/11adf11cc283c41629d67d9d606a1c4e.jpeg)
Fluegel Patriotic Cover commemorating first atomic bomb test at Bikini Islands - Science History Institute Digital Collections
![MHS Collections Online: Second Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test [1 second after detonation], 25 July 1946 MHS Collections Online: Second Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test [1 second after detonation], 25 July 1946](http://www.masshist.org//database/images11/5621_bikini_1_sec_work_ref.jpg)