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The Bomb That Was Too Big
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Science Gone WrongApr 23, 2026

The Bomb That Was Too Big

The Bomb That Was Too Big In 1954, the US tested a hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll. Scientists expected 6 megatons. It delivered 15. The fallout reached a Japanese fishing boat 80 miles away. Crewman Aikichi Kuboyama died months later. It remains America's worst radiological disaster.

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