The US military set off its largest nuclear explosion in testing 69 years ago, but scientists had no idea the blast would be that big

The US military set off its largest nuclear explosion in testing 69 years ago, but scientists had no idea the blast would be that big

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A thermonuclear explosion on Bikini Atoll, March 1, 1954. Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images Dozens of nuclear tests were carried out by the US in the Pacific between 1946 and 1958. The largest of these was the detonation of the Castle Bravo device on March 1, 1954. It was…

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