Island where H-bomb was tested

Island where H-bomb was tested


Marshall Islands (MH)
Elugelab island in the Eniwetok atoll in the US Marshall islands, where the first hydrogen bomb (code name Mike) was detonated on 31 Oct 1952. A declassified document at http://worf.eh.doe.gov/data/ihp1d/126828e.pdf shows where island used to be.

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Kemosabe picture
@ 2012-10-16 11:12:19
Great posting! Historical for sure!
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@ 2020-03-13 19:11:08
Site is inaccurate. 11.66723, 162.19063 is more accurate, but still NOT the exact point of detonation.

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