Project 18 - Operation Crossroads (Bikini) Detonation
Item
Title
Project 18 - Operation Crossroads (Bikini) Detonation
Description
A photo captures the detonation of an atomic device in Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The mushroom cloud rises high above the ocean. A beach lies in the foreground with palm trees and small structures.
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Defense Atomic Support Agency. 5/6/1959-3/29/1971 (Most Recent)
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Defense Atomic Support Agency. 5/6/1959-3/29/1971 (Most Recent)
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1946 - 1962
File name
National Archives Identifier: 146763012
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/146763012
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/146763012
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
Source
File Unit: Project 18 - Operation Crossroads (Bikini) Detonation, 1946 - 1962
Series: Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites, 1946 - 1962
Record Group 374: Records of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 1943 - 2005
Series: Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites, 1946 - 1962
Record Group 374: Records of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 1943 - 2005
Subject
Cold War, Nuclear testing
Rights
Unrestricted
