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Operation Crossroads

Operation Crossroads was a pair of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. They were the first nuclear weapon tests since Trinity on July 16, 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of the tests was to investigate the effect of nuclear…

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Country
United States
Max. yield
22–23 kilotonnes of TNT (92–96 TJ)
Number of tests
Two tested and one cancelled.
Period
1946
Test site
NE Lagoon, Bikini Atoll
Test type
Free fall air drop, Underwater

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Background

Opposition

Preparation

Test Able

Detonation

Test animals

Test Baker

Failed Baker cleanup and program termination

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Legacy

In popular culture

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Operation Crossroads

Nodes262
Edges261
Triples138
Avg. degree1.99
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Operation Crossroads

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related to External links · 30
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related to Opposition · 24
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related to Failed Baker cleanup and program termination · 19
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related to Test animals · 19
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related to In popular culture · 17
Operation Crossroads → Artist Bruce Conner, Bikini, Books, Crossroads, Diana Vreeland, During Operation Crossroads, Fashion, He, Louis Réard, Moog, Paris, Patrick Gleeson, Réard's, Terry Riley, The, The New York Review, While
related to Unfissioned plutonium · 13
Operation Crossroads → August, Estimates, Geiger, Haven, It, Manhattan Project's, November, Once, Plutonium, Tests, The, To, USS Rockbridge
related to Personnel exposure · 8
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Country · 1
Operation Crossroads → United States
Max. yield · 1
Operation Crossroads → 22–23 kilotonnes of TNT (92–96 TJ)
Number of tests · 1
Operation Crossroads → Two tested and one cancelled.

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Operation CrossroadsCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Operation CrossroadsMax. yield22–23 kilotonnes of TNT (92–96 TJ)1.00infobox
Operation CrossroadsNumber of testsTwo tested and one cancelled.1.00infobox
Operation CrossroadsPeriod19461.00infobox
Operation CrossroadsTest siteNE Lagoon, Bikini Atoll1.00infobox
Operation CrossroadsTest typeFree fall air drop, Underwater1.00infobox
Eniwetokinstance ofAdditional personnel were located on nearby atolls0.80text
Kwajaleininstance ofAdditional personnel were located on nearby atolls0.80text
Operation Crossroadsrelated to External linksBombs0.60section
Operation Crossroadsrelated to External linksBikini The Official Report0.60section
Operation Crossroadsrelated to External linksJoint Task Force OneLauren0.60section
Operation Crossroadsrelated to External linksDonaldson Collection0.60section

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