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XX-11 IVY MIKE, was fired on Enewetak by the United States on October 31, 1952. It was the first hydrogen bomb, an experimental device not appropriate for use as a weapon.

Cropped and resized from full-sized version at http://www.nv.doe.gov/news&pubs/photos&films/atm.htm


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21:10, 7 June 2005640×478 (23 KB)Xenoforme (XX-11 IVY MIKE, was fired on Enewetak on October 31, 1952. It was an experimental thermonuclear device. Cropped and resized from full-sized version at http://www.nv.doe.gov/news&pubs/photos&films/atm.htm {{PD-USGov-DOE}} category:Nuclear tests)