mar 1, 1954 - Castle Bravo

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It was the largest nuclear test ever conducted by the United States. The device was a lithium deuteride powered thermonuclear bomb. Its yield was 16 megatons instead of the anticipated 6 megatons, which caused a radioactive contamination in the areas east of Bikini Toll.

The "Shrimp" was the cylinder that housed the explosive. It weighed 10,7 tons and measured 4,6 m in length and 1,4 m in diameter.

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