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03-02-2004, 05:51 PM
Are you ready?
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – Flight deck personnel kneel between the foul lines as an F/A-18C Hornet launches from a steam powered catapult aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is undergoing carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd class Floyd Grimm. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 26, 2004) – An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) launches from the number one catapult during the flight operations aboard John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The aircraft carrier is off the coast of Florida conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare the ships and aircraft in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment. U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – Sailors show the flight deck handlers the weight of an aircraft before it is launched aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while preparing the catapult system to launch aircraft.
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 29, 2004) – A catapult “shooter” takes a quick look around to make sure all is clear before signaling clear for launch for a F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of operation (AOR), Kitty Hawk is America’s oldest active warship, and the first of the modern “super carriers” commissioned in 1961. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Bo J. Flannigan. (RELEASED)
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 28, 2004) - A F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) makes its final approach before landing aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the “Black Lions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) makes an arrested landing recovery aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) during rough seas.
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) makes and arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) releases the arresting wire after recovering aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 24, 2004) – Photographer's Mate Airman Craig Spiering photographs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the “Bear Aces” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Four (VAW-124), while the aircraft launches from the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – A fire party hose team practice their firefighting skills in the hanger bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) complete with simulated smoke during a General Quarters drill.
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Off the Coast of Florida (Feb. 29, 2004) - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Wes Vinson, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), monitors his surroundings for any visual contacts aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise off the coast of Florida.
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Off the Coast of Florida (Feb. 29, 2004) – Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Jon Garth, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), mans a .50 caliber machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida.
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North Arabian Gulf (Feb. 14, 2004) – VBSS team assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) boards a cargo vessel in the North Arabian Gulf and checks the identification of the boat’s crew. VBSS teams have been boarding and searching each vessel leaving the port city of Umm Qasr, Iraq.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Personnel assigned to Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit Two Zero Six (MIUW 206) provide surveillance of the beach and water along Kuwait Naval Base in the early morning. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. MIUW 206 works together with Coast Guard Port Security Units to provide harbor security
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Crewmembers aboard a patrol craft assigned to Coast Guard Port Security Unit Three Zero Seven (PSU 307) monitor activities around Kuwait Naval Base. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Crewmembers aboard a patrol craft assigned to Coast Guard Port Security Unit Three Zero Seven (PSU 307) monitor activities around Kuwait Naval Base. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Mobile sensor platforms assigned to Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit Two Zero Six (MIUW 206) provide multiple methods of surveillance of the beach and water at Kuwait Naval Base.
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Western Pacific (March 2, 2004) – Signalman Joel Dollar, of Mountain Home, Ark., fires a .50 caliber machine gun mount during a General Quarters drill on the main deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).
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Western Pacific (March 2, 2004) – Gunner's Mate 1st Class Gregory Garner, of Colorado Springs, Colo., instructs Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) on how to perform pre-fire checks on the .50 caliber machine gun mount, during a general quarters drill at sea.
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: A National Guard soldier aims his assault rifle during clashes with opposers to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez 02 March, 2004 in Caracas
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: An opposer to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fires a firework at the National Guard during clashes 02 March, 2004 in Caracas.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe (C) greets people as he parades in the streets of downtown Port-Au-Prince 02 March 2004. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/***** Images)
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A US National Guard plane approaches the runway at Port-au-Prince's International Airport as a French military airplane (L) sits on the tarmac 02 March 2004.
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US Marines help unload a US Air Force transport plane at Port-Au-Prince's International Airport 02 March 2004.
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LAHORE, PAKISTAN: Pakistani army soldiers man a machine gun during a Shiite Muslim Ashura religious procession in Lahore, 02 March 2004. Some 12 people were killed and 25 injured in an explosion and gunfire at a Shiite Muslim parade in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta as Shiite Muslims throughout the world marked Ashura, the 10th day of Moharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in a battle in 680 AD. AFP PHOTO/ Arif ALI
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A US embassy diplomatic security special agent takes a snapshot of two colleagues while a US Marine, back, guards the entrance to the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli)
History:
March 1, 1954 - A half century ago, the United States conducted its largest nuclear test. Code-named Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb was detonated on Bikini Atoll, producing an intense fireball followed by a 20-mile-high (32 km) mushroom cloud. Story (http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2004/March/todaysfeatures_March3.xml§ion=todaysfeatures)
The Shrimp device detonated in the Bravo (http://mt.sopris.net/mpc/military/mike.html) test was the first test of a Teller-Ulam configuration bomb fueled with lithium deuteride. This became the standard design for all subsequent hydrogen bombs (including Soviet designs). Shrimp was a cylinder 179.5 in long, and 53.9 in wide, weighing 23,500 lb....
The predicted yield of this device was only 6 Mt (range 4-6 Mt), but the production of unexpectedly large amounts of tritium through the fast neutron fission of Li-7 boosted the yield to 250% of the predicted value, making it the largest bomb ever tested by the US (and destroying much of the measuring equipment)....
The explosion created a 6000 ft crater, 240 ft deep in the atoll reef. The cloud top rose to 114,000 ft.
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The Shrimp (http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Castle.html)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – Flight deck personnel kneel between the foul lines as an F/A-18C Hornet launches from a steam powered catapult aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The nuclear powered aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is undergoing carrier qualifications and flight deck certification off the Atlantic coast. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd class Floyd Grimm. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 26, 2004) – An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Jolly Rogers” of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) launches from the number one catapult during the flight operations aboard John F. Kennedy (CV 67). The aircraft carrier is off the coast of Florida conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare the ships and aircraft in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for future deployment. U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – Sailors show the flight deck handlers the weight of an aircraft before it is launched aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while preparing the catapult system to launch aircraft.
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 29, 2004) – A catapult “shooter” takes a quick look around to make sure all is clear before signaling clear for launch for a F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of operation (AOR), Kitty Hawk is America’s oldest active warship, and the first of the modern “super carriers” commissioned in 1961. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Bo J. Flannigan. (RELEASED)
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Pacific Ocean (Feb. 28, 2004) - A F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) makes its final approach before landing aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) – An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the “Black Lions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) makes an arrested landing recovery aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) during rough seas.
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to “Valions” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five (VFA-15) makes and arrested landing on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) releases the arresting wire after recovering aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 24, 2004) – Photographer's Mate Airman Craig Spiering photographs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the “Bear Aces” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Four (VAW-124), while the aircraft launches from the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 27, 2004) – A fire party hose team practice their firefighting skills in the hanger bay of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) complete with simulated smoke during a General Quarters drill.
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Off the Coast of Florida (Feb. 29, 2004) - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Wes Vinson, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), monitors his surroundings for any visual contacts aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise off the coast of Florida.
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Off the Coast of Florida (Feb. 29, 2004) – Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Jon Garth, assigned to the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One Five (HS-15), mans a .50 caliber machine gun aboard an HH-60H Seahawk during a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) exercise over the coast of Florida.
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North Arabian Gulf (Feb. 14, 2004) – VBSS team assigned to the coastal patrol ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) boards a cargo vessel in the North Arabian Gulf and checks the identification of the boat’s crew. VBSS teams have been boarding and searching each vessel leaving the port city of Umm Qasr, Iraq.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Personnel assigned to Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit Two Zero Six (MIUW 206) provide surveillance of the beach and water along Kuwait Naval Base in the early morning. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. MIUW 206 works together with Coast Guard Port Security Units to provide harbor security
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Crewmembers aboard a patrol craft assigned to Coast Guard Port Security Unit Three Zero Seven (PSU 307) monitor activities around Kuwait Naval Base. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Crewmembers aboard a patrol craft assigned to Coast Guard Port Security Unit Three Zero Seven (PSU 307) monitor activities around Kuwait Naval Base. Supplies are being ferried ashore via Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) deployed from the amphibious assault ships USS Boxer (LHD 4), and USS Bataan (LHD 5), during on-going troop rotations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait (Feb. 22, 2004) – Mobile sensor platforms assigned to Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit Two Zero Six (MIUW 206) provide multiple methods of surveillance of the beach and water at Kuwait Naval Base.
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Western Pacific (March 2, 2004) – Signalman Joel Dollar, of Mountain Home, Ark., fires a .50 caliber machine gun mount during a General Quarters drill on the main deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).
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Western Pacific (March 2, 2004) – Gunner's Mate 1st Class Gregory Garner, of Colorado Springs, Colo., instructs Sailors aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) on how to perform pre-fire checks on the .50 caliber machine gun mount, during a general quarters drill at sea.
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: A National Guard soldier aims his assault rifle during clashes with opposers to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez 02 March, 2004 in Caracas
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA: An opposer to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fires a firework at the National Guard during clashes 02 March, 2004 in Caracas.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI: Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe (C) greets people as he parades in the streets of downtown Port-Au-Prince 02 March 2004. AFP PHOTO/Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/***** Images)
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A US National Guard plane approaches the runway at Port-au-Prince's International Airport as a French military airplane (L) sits on the tarmac 02 March 2004.
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US Marines help unload a US Air Force transport plane at Port-Au-Prince's International Airport 02 March 2004.
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LAHORE, PAKISTAN: Pakistani army soldiers man a machine gun during a Shiite Muslim Ashura religious procession in Lahore, 02 March 2004. Some 12 people were killed and 25 injured in an explosion and gunfire at a Shiite Muslim parade in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta as Shiite Muslims throughout the world marked Ashura, the 10th day of Moharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in a battle in 680 AD. AFP PHOTO/ Arif ALI
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A US embassy diplomatic security special agent takes a snapshot of two colleagues while a US Marine, back, guards the entrance to the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Pablo Aneli)
History:
March 1, 1954 - A half century ago, the United States conducted its largest nuclear test. Code-named Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb was detonated on Bikini Atoll, producing an intense fireball followed by a 20-mile-high (32 km) mushroom cloud. Story (http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/todaysfeatures/2004/March/todaysfeatures_March3.xml§ion=todaysfeatures)
The Shrimp device detonated in the Bravo (http://mt.sopris.net/mpc/military/mike.html) test was the first test of a Teller-Ulam configuration bomb fueled with lithium deuteride. This became the standard design for all subsequent hydrogen bombs (including Soviet designs). Shrimp was a cylinder 179.5 in long, and 53.9 in wide, weighing 23,500 lb....
The predicted yield of this device was only 6 Mt (range 4-6 Mt), but the production of unexpectedly large amounts of tritium through the fast neutron fission of Li-7 boosted the yield to 250% of the predicted value, making it the largest bomb ever tested by the US (and destroying much of the measuring equipment)....
The explosion created a 6000 ft crater, 240 ft deep in the atoll reef. The cloud top rose to 114,000 ft.
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The Shrimp (http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Castle.html)
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Hi-Res (http://www.nv.doe.gov/news&pubs/photos&films/Images/photolib/8X10/XX92.JPG)
http://www.firstpulseprojects.com/Castlebravo1.jpg
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/BravoCrater572c10.jpg