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A mushroom cloud above a lagoon with palm trees in the foreground

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Baker atomic bomb test, Bikini Atoll

The Baker explosion of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test at Bikini Atoll in 1946. A mushroom cloud rises above the lagoon, with palm trees on the shore.

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Original: United States Department of Defense (either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy) Derivative work: Victorrocha (talk)
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atomic bomb, nuclear, bikini atoll, black and white

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Photo: Original: United States Department of Defense (either the U.S. Army or the U.S. Navy) Derivative work: Victorrocha (talk) via Pixy (https://pixy.org/329363/)

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