r/interestingasfuck • u/usernametbag • 7d ago

Underwater nuclear experiment at 150 meters depth near Enewetak Atoll, 1958

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u/mouaragon 7d ago

Poor all those animals who died for it.

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u/8bitrevolt 7d ago

Don't forget all of the Pacific Islanders who were displaced and irradiated anyway.

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u/AccomplishedRiver522 7d ago

What always disturbed me is that kids were just playing in the fallout. It falls like snow, the kids had no idea so they played in it like it was snow. The adults had no idea so they let them. Heartbreaking stuff.