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Title

Castle Bravo site

Description

The site of the test of the first hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954. This was the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States. This photograph shows the equipment used to the develop the test site, and the dirt foundation for the test structure.

Subject

  • Castle Bravo site
  • Events (Historical)
  • Places

Date Created

1954-03-01

Credits

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray History

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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