Bikini atoll nuclear test video

The islands were primarily used as recreation and instrumentation sites. In February , the United States government asked the Micronesian inhabitants of the atoll to "temporarily" relocate, so the United States government could begin testing atomic bombs for "the good of mankind and to end all world wars. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. Enter your email address. There is a presumed association between radiation levels and female reproductive system functioning. A third burst, Charlie , planned for , was canceled primarily because of the United States Navy 's inability to decontaminate the target ships after the Baker test. But the Atomic Energy Commission learned that the coconut crabs , an essential food source, retained high levels of radioactivity and could not be eaten.

In , he wrote a page report to BNL that raised serious questions about the residents' return to Bikini and questioned the accuracy of Brookhaven's prior work on the islands. Retrieved August 18, Bikini Island Local Government. The tankini is a swimsuit combining a tank top and a bikini bottom.