Cratering from high-yield detonations was taking its toll on the Pacific test islands....
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Cratering from high-yield detonations was taking its toll on the Pacific test islands. Real estate at the Pacific proving grounds
was disappearing, and land was at a premium. Barges were increasingly employed
as a cheap form of transportation to carry thermonuclear bombs
out to sea for detonation
was disappearing, and land was at a premium. Barges were increasingly employed
as a cheap form of transportation to carry thermonuclear bombs
out to sea for detonation
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Cratering from high-yield detonations
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was taking its toll on the Pacific test islands.
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Real estate at the Pacific proving grounds
was disappearing,
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and land was at a premium.
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Barges were increasingly employed
as a cheap form of transportation
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to carry thermonuclear bombs
out to sea for detonation.
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Movie Summary
The history of nuclear weapons between 1945 until 1963.
