Comments on: Nuclear Bomb Tests

By: Jinx

Jinx — Sat, 17 Sep 2024 01:49:53 +0000

I knew a fellow in the late 80′s, a Navy veteran who had been on the Atoll then. He told me how all the scientists had protective gear on, but all the sailors were bare chested, getting a lovely tan. He would go to the VA hospital, and every few years they would pull one of his teeth to check how much radioactivity was in his body.

My grandfather’s DD214 shows that he was stationed on Bikini Atoll starting in November of 1945. He was a Naval photographer, and I always wonder when I see photos like these if he took any of them. Amazing shots of an amazing time.

By: Dave Whyte

Dave Whyte — Wed, 25 May 2024 13:13:37 +0000

The British Government are still denying there was any radiation from these bombs. When I asked for radiation levels at ground zero after detonation of atomic bomb Pennant in August 1958 I was told it was 1R.

Pity the radiation levels reached for the bombs in these excellent photographs are not shown. No doubt they are not available for security reasons.

I wonder what the authorities are still hiding?

By: CharlesH.

CharlesH. — Mon, 16 May 2024 04:11:46 +0000

Looking at the pictures of the Trinity test make me wonder if anyone outside and far away from the test area noticed what was going on.

By: David

David — Sat, 14 May 2024 23:45:37 +0000

The fast exposures are down to Harold 'doc' Edgerton and his rapatronic camera.

By: Tracy Moavero

Tracy Moavero — Sat, 14 May 2024 09:08:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing these photos. If anyone if wondering, yes, many people who were on ships or near above-ground tests did become sick and die. I’ve worked with people who lived on Pacific islands or downwind of the Nevada tests, and they have heartwrenching stories of communities devastated by cancer. Kids in the Marshall Islands played in radioactive fallout as if it were snow. Island women gave birth to “jellyfish babies” who barely looked human and who died right after birth. If you want to learn more, look for “downwinders” and “atomic veterans” online. Above ground testing was banned in the 60s. While the US has had a moratorium on underground nuclear testing in place, it has still not ratified the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.