March 1, 1954

injustice

Castle Bravo Nuclear Test at Bikini Atoll

The US detonated Castle Bravo, its largest-ever nuclear test, at Bikini Atoll; fallout contaminated inhabited Marshallese atolls, causing radiation sickness and lasting displacement and health harm.

Sources

  1. nsarchive.gwu.edu nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/nuclear-vault/2024-02-29/castle-bravo-70-worst-nuclear-test-us-history
  2. ahf.nuclearmuseum.org ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/castle-bravo