Title – Nuclear Bunker
Date – September 2004
Location - Bikini Atoll – Marshal Islands
Nuclear Bunkers are not something you come across every day, but here on Bikini Atoll they were built at a time when the effects of nuclear explosions were not well understood. In 1946-47 the USA used this area for Operation Crossroads testing nuclear weapons after the Second World War and over 42,000 service personnel were drafted into the area for the operation. Over half the worlds stock of film available at that time was brought to this tiny Atoll to record the tests, demonstrating the magnitude of this operation.
The tests were abandoned some years later but the 167 Bikini natives have never been able to return to the island, yet the US aid keeps it open as a dive destination on the promise that one day they will decontaminate the island and allow the residents to return; a promise that was made nearly 60 years ago.
At Beyond The Blue we keep our promises. We pride ourselves on openness and honesty in everything we do and throughout our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we will tell you the truth and our real opinions on the questions you raise.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – September 2004
Location - Bikini Atoll – Marshal Islands
Nuclear Bunkers are not something you come across every day, but here on Bikini Atoll they were built at a time when the effects of nuclear explosions were not well understood. In 1946-47 the USA used this area for Operation Crossroads testing nuclear weapons after the Second World War and over 42,000 service personnel were drafted into the area for the operation. Over half the worlds stock of film available at that time was brought to this tiny Atoll to record the tests, demonstrating the magnitude of this operation.
The tests were abandoned some years later but the 167 Bikini natives have never been able to return to the island, yet the US aid keeps it open as a dive destination on the promise that one day they will decontaminate the island and allow the residents to return; a promise that was made nearly 60 years ago.
At Beyond The Blue we keep our promises. We pride ourselves on openness and honesty in everything we do and throughout our Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop we will tell you the truth and our real opinions on the questions you raise.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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