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Aug 2025
29m 51s

Castle Bravo: America's Deadliest Nuclea...

Wondery | Ballen Studios
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On March 1, 1954, a Japanese fishing boat called the Lucky Dragon No. 5 was sailing near the Marshall Islands when its crew was caught in the fallout of a secret U.S. hydrogen bomb test. Code named Castle Bravo, the test released far more radiation than scientists had anticipated, contaminating not only the fishermen but nearby islanders, all without warning ... Show More
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