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BRAVO test

On March 1, 1954, a deliverable H-bomb using solid lithium deuteride was tested by the United States on Bikini Atoll. Operation BRAVO had a yield of 14.8 megatons of TNT - over double its expected yield.

BRAVO Test Fallout PatternOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Maps/BravoMap.shtm...)
Cold War: A Brief History: The BRAVO TestOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/pa...)
Photograph of the Castle BRAVO testOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/Photos/LANL/image1...)
Race for the Hydrogen Bomb: "Bravo" Both Triumphs and FailsOpen link in new window
Atomicarchive.com | (www.atomicarchive.com/History/hbomb/page...)

See Also:

Bikini Atoll
Hydrogen Bomb
Lucky Dragon
Nuclear Testing
Operation Castle
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