Operation Crossroads ended on August 10, 1946, due to concerns over radiation, especially to the soldiers involved. nuclear detonations since the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” bombs dropped over Japan. tested nuclear weapons since the Trinity Test in 1945. These tests were the first time that the U.S. then conducted the Shot Baker test on July 25. They determined that soldiers on ships up to a mile away from this explosion would be instantly be killed. After Shot Able, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists confirmed the power of these weapons. Testing in the islands began at Bikini Atoll with the Shot Able test, on July 1, 1946. The purpose of Operation Crossroads was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on naval warships.
ATOLL MEANING SERIES
The first testing series in the Marshall Islands occurred under Operation Crossroads.
power, contributed to this rapid expansion. Fear of the Soviet Union increasing their atomic weapons, and the belief that building up nuclear arms could help establish U.S. government established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to monitor the peacetime development of atomic science and technology. expanded their nuclear research and development programs. conducted 23 of these tests at Bikini Atoll, and 44 near Enewetak Atoll, but fallout spread throughout the Marshall Islands.ĭuring the post-World War II period the U.S. Between 19, the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands. In 1946, the islands had a population of 52,000. In 1947, the Marshall Islands became part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, created by the United Nations and then administered by the U.S. planned to test powerful nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands. Due to the remote location, sparse population, and other nearby U.S. Marine and Army forces defeated Japanese troops on both the Kwajalein and Enewetak atolls. In 1914, Japan captured the Marshall Islands and built military bases. The Marshallese have lived there for thousands of years. The Marshall Islands have been occupied by humans since the Micronesians arrived in the second millennium BCE. On each atoll there are a number of islands. The Marshall Islands consist of two chains of 29 coral atolls, and are located north of the equator, between Hawaii and Australia.
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