Atomic Veterans Photo Album

Operation Ivy, 1952

Fireball Before
Fireball of the Mike device compared to the skyline of New York City.
Before picture of GZ islands.
AfterThe End Cloud
After Mike detonation, the island has disapeared in it's place a deep crater 6,000 ft across which would hold 14 Pentagon buildings with room to spare.
The End.
Scenes from the thermonuclear and fission tests of Operation Ivy are shown here. All photos are from the recently released video Operation Ivy.

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