2.3M views · 568 reactions | On July 25, 1946, the first underwater nuclear explosion was conducted at a depth of 27 meters in the Bikini Atoll lagoon, shortly after the end of World War II. The over 100 indigenous residents of Bikini Atoll were relocated to other islands to facilitate the nuclear testing. | History In Pictures | Facebook

Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll (4K Super Enhanced Color Video) 🚩🚩🚩 Nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll consisted of the detonation of 23 nuclear weapons by the United States between 1946 and 1958 on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Tests occurred at seven test sites on the reef itself, on the sea, in the air, and underwater. The test weapons produced a combined fission yield of 42.2 Mt of TNT in explosive power. The United States was engaged in a Cold War nuclear arms race with the Soviet U

30K views · 400 reactions | The Bikini Atoll looks like a Pacific paradise. ️ Beneath the surface, there lie several untold stories of nuclear disaster. Learn more with #AbandonedExpeditionShipwreck tonight at 10p ET on Science Channel. | Science Channel | Facebook