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70th Anniversary of Operation Crossroads Atomic Tests in Bikini Atoll, July 1946 | National Security Archive
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MHS Collections Online: Second Bikini Atoll atomic bomb test [2 seconds after detonation], 25 July 1946
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Bikini Atoll nuclear test: 60 years later and islands still unliveable | Marshall Islands | The Guardian
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