Operation Crossroads: The Atomic Tests at Bikini Atoll - Jonathan M. Weisgall - Google Books

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The two atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946 - code-named "Operation Crossroads" - were the biggest news story of the year. Staged as grand public relations events, the explosions were witnessed by hundreds of reporters, congressmen, senators, other…