A still frame from the U.S. Air Force film, “Operation Castle Commander’s Report,” shows the moment, 40 seconds after detonation, when the fireball produced by the Bravo test reaches five miles above sea level.
Heavy Fallout from Test Sickened People on Marshall Island Atolls and Japanese Fishermen on Lucky Dragon
Blast Equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshimas Vaporized Ten Million Tons of Coral, Sand and Water
“No Place to Hide”: 1954 Model Overlaid Bravo’s Fallout on Northeastern U.S.
U.S. Weapons Designer: “We Didn’t Know What the Hell We Were Doing”