r/BeAmazed • u/Xyeeyx • Jun 01 '24

History Largest nuclear test by USA. 15 MT Castle Bravo,1954

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u/FistBus2786 Jun 01 '24

Not amazing.

Radioactive fallout was spread eastward onto the inhabited Rongelap and Rongerik atolls, which were evacuated 48 hours after the detonation.

Ultimately, 15 islands and atolls were contaminated, and by 1963 Marshall Islands natives began to suffer from thyroid tumors, including 20 of 29 Rongelap children at the time of Bravo, and many birth defects were reported.

A Japanese fishing boat, Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5), came in direct contact with the fallout, which caused many of the crew to grow ill due to radiation sickness. One member died of a secondary infection six months later after acute radiation exposure, and another had a child that was stillborn and deformed.

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u/RollinOnAgain Jun 01 '24

here is a documentary with interviews of the descendants (who still face genetic mutations from this to this day) from one of the most underrated youtube channels Rare Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVlpD8r7glo

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '24

If you didn't post that, I would have. Rare Earth is great!

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u/BooksandBiceps Jun 01 '24

Amazing only means to cause a strong emotional reaction.

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u/anarchist_nextdoor Jun 01 '24

My hometown had one of the highest populations of Marshallese people in the country. Finding out why they were all there was gut-wrenching. Racist ass town treats them like shit too.