Underwater Nuclear Explosion at Bikini Atoll

On July 25, 1946, the U.S. conducted the ""Baker"" test—an underwater detonation of a 23-kiloton nuclear bomb at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads. This test produced a colossal 94-foot-high water column and coated over 70 target ships in radioactive mist. Unlike airburst detonations, Baker's underwater blast created intense contamination that lingered for weeks, rendering cleanup efforts nearly impossible and forever altering nuclear safety protocols.

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