Atomic Veterans Photo Album

Operation Crossroads, 1946

Early part of Detonation Condensation Cloud
Millions of tons of water is lifted at the speed of sound.
Condensation cloud forms in the humid atmosphere with the shock wave.
Baker ShotRad Monitor
Water starts falling back, radioactive base surge begins to form.
Ships steam into ground zero, the lagoon is hot.
Scenes from the two atomic tests of Operation Crossroads are shown here. All photos are from the recently released video Operation Crossroads.

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