Operation Crossroads - Billy Mitchell's Dream Test?

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Today we take a look at the USN's big idea of nuking almost 100 ships to see what would happen. Sources: https://archive.org/download/operationcrossro00unit/operationcrossro00unit_bw.pdf https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/cold-war/crossroads.html OPERATION CROSSROADS - LEST WE FORGET! An Eyewitness Account, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1946 by William L. McGee with Sandra V. McGee https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/environmental-diplomacy-nuclear-vault/2016-07-22/bikini-bomb-tests-july-1946 "Crossroads at Bikini", Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute Footage from US National Archives video codes: 428-NPC-15502/17480/15499/17470/13396/15523/17485/13114 Naval History books, use code 'DRACH' for 25% off - https://www.usni.org/press/books?f%5B0%5D=subject%3A1966 Free naval photos and channel posters - www.drachinifel.co.uk Want to support the channel? - https://www.patreon.com/Drachinifel Want to talk about ships? https://discord.gg/TYu88mt 'Legionnaire' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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