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George Detonation May 9th

Operation Greenhouse, 1951

Mushroom
The tower and it's 280 tons of equipment is completely gone. This was the largest fission weapon fired to date.
Reentry
Of the 225kt TNT equivalent power, 25 kt or twice the power of the Hiroshima weapon came from the capsule of hydrogen fuel.

Mushroom forms.
Three hours after the detonation, men return to adjacent island to retrieve test instruments and results.
and rises
The George Crater is 1400 feet across and 10 feet deep.

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