The film documents the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in 1946. It details the meticulous preparations, including the positioning of 90 ships as targets ...

From his flagship, westward bound for the Marshall Islands, the commander of the Bikini atom-bomb test broadcast to the U.S.: “Another Operation Crossroads is about to be executed by the ...

Summary: The dropping of a nuclear bomb on a fleet of ninety-five warships during “Operation Crossroads” in 1946 marked a pivotal moment in understanding the impact of nuclear weapons on naval ...

The newsreel whirls into action. "OPERATION CROSSROADS… UNDERWATER BLAST AGAIN ROCKS BIKINI ATOLL…" A site which makes history for the motion picture camera. It is impossible to take your eyes ...

More or less implicit in the way of life of all truly civilized nations is a concern of the favored members of society for those who are less fortunate. Within a nation, a state or a city, the ...

Then he came to a sudden compromise decision. He ordered Operation Crossroads postponed for six weeks. His official statement: a large number of Congressmen would not be able to witness the tests ...

In an effort to assuage growing concerns surrounding Operation Crossroads, Vice Admiral William Blandy assured everyday Americans: “I am not an atomic playboy.” But the archive of atomic pin ...