Radioactive Paradise: Bikini Atoll

2008

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Overview

July, 1946. Bikini. It was the first of 23 nuclear tests the US government made in their race against the Soviets during the Cold War. A remote atoll in the Marshall Islands, set in the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Hawaii. Ironically though, it was this isolation, that sealed the atoll's fate: During "Operation Crossroads" in July of 1946, two atom bombs were used to sink a ghost fleet of 84 vessels, destroying the natural environment and leaving parts of the huge atoll ring permanently contaminated in the process. The islanders are still reliant on imported food even today.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

Paola Álvarez Filmproduktion Context TV Science Channel

Production Countries

Germany United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 9, 2008
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Erik Thompson

Narrator

Key Crew

Christopher Hale

Director

Andreas Sawall

Director

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