The Island With Most Nuclear Explosions On Earth- Bikini Atoll

The USA took over the Bikini Atoll in the pacific, turned it into a testing ground, and destroyed the local habitat.

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Nuclear explosion over Bikini Atoll. Source- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Crossroads_baker_explosion.jpg

It was the most explosive bomb ever to be detonated on earth. It was on a small island off the pacific. It was 1000 times powerful than the nuclear bomb dropped in Nagasaki. Don’t worry. No one died in the bomb blast as the USA evacuated the entire island on a false pretext. The island’s name was Bikini Atoll, and it has become more of a fashion statement. In contrast, for the island inhabitants, it was a nightmare.

Race To Atom Bomb:

World War II was a fight for technological superiority. Most of the war was fought in the lab by scientists and engineers who came up with new inventions and ideas to tackle their enemies. Technologies like Radar, Encryption changed the course of the war. The race was also on in the field of explosives. Allied and Axis forces rushed to make the most explosive bomb. It was the ripe time for scientists to venture into the world of Nuclear energy.
Nuclear physicists proposed that when an atom is split, the action will release tremendous energy. The atom bomb was the hotcake of the period with bright minds like Niel Bohr, Albert Einstein pitching in their…

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Karthick Nambi
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