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W-87 Minuteman III
Castle Bravo

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W-87 Minuteman III
Castle Bravo
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W-87 Minuteman III

W-87 Minuteman III
W-87 Minuteman III
Blast Radius Blast Radius4.710km
Fireball Radius Fireball Radius 0.600km
Height Height56m
Kilotons Kilotons300kt
Radiation Radius Radiation Radius0.460km
Weight Weight270kg





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Castle Bravo

Castle Bravo
Castle Bravo
Blast Radius Blast Radius11.3km
Fireball Radius Fireball Radius 3.710km
Kilotons Kilotons15000kt
Radiation Radius Radiation Radius3.630km

Castle Bravo was the first in a series of high-yield thermonuclear weapon design tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Castle. Detonated on March 1, 1954, the device was the most powerful nuclear device detonated by the United States and its first lithium deuteride fueled thermonuclear weapon. Castle Bravo's yield was 15 megatons of TNT, 2.5 times the predicted 6.0 megatons, due to unforeseen additional reactions involving lithium-7, which led to the unexpected radioactive contamination of areas to the east of Bikini Atoll. At the time, it was the most powerful artificial explosion in history. Fallout, the heaviest of which was in the form of pulverized surface coral from the detonation, fell on residents of Rongelap and Utirik atolls, while the more particulate and gaseous fallout spread around the world.



The inhabitants of the islands were not evacuated until three days later and suffered radiation sickness. Twenty-three crew members of the Japanese fishing vessel Daigo Fukuryū Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") were also contaminated by the heavy fallout, experiencing acute radiation syndrome. The blast incited international reaction over atmospheric thermonuclear testing.The Bravo Crater is located at 11°41′50″N 165°16′19″E. The remains of the Castle Bravo causeway are at 11°42′6″N 165°17′7″E.

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