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German cruiser Prinz Eugen also sank at this Operation. The movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb features footage from this atomic bombing test. --Abdull 00:07, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

It´s not correct that the Cruizer Prinz Eugen has sunk in this explosion. In fact it resisted to both explosions (ABLE and BAKER)She was awarded to the United States and commissioned into the US Navy as the unclassified miscellaneous vessel USS Prinz Eugen (IX-300). After examination and tests she was allocated to the target fleet for the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests. but was too radioactive to have leaks repaired. In September 1946 she was towed to Kwajalein Atoll and capsized on 22 December 1946 over Enubuj reef where she remains to this day. Arnaldo

Contents 1 Yield inconsistency 2 Animal testing 3 Damage to ships-- sources 4 Politics of the tests

[edit] Yield inconsistency

The text says: The series consisted of two detonations, each with a yield of 23 kilotons, but the image caption says: A 21 kiloton underwater nuclear weapons effects test? Thue | talk 10:23, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

• Hmm... Nuclearwearponarchive lists them as both being 23kt, while the DOE Office of History and the Navy Historical Center list them as both being 21 kt. The Oklahoma Geological Survey lists them as both 21. I suppose will go with 21 unless there's a good reason to think 23 is correct.. --Fastfission 01:17, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Animal testing

Alright, we need more than a sentence about the use of animal teting, exspecially their highly inhumane treatment, as they were locked intoplace on deck, sheard of woll, and made o suffer the radiation. I don't know about you, but that disturbs me, and I think it needs some mention. the video "Radio Bikini" gives an accurate portrayal of the testing (DISCLAIMER: the section after the explosion of ABLE where they recover the sheep is very graphic.).--Vox Rationis 02:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The wikimapia link referenced shows the crater that resulted from the Castle Bravo detonation, not the Baker shot. I would remove it, but I'll leave it up to you guys.

[edit] Damage to ships-- sources

I received an inquiry concerning damage to ships during Baker. I was unable to answer the exact question, but found some sources which may be helpful here. For those interested in more specifics, go to my talk page at User_talk:Kablammo#Help_me_out_here. As I recall, the Richard Rhodes book also has some good information about the tests. Kablammo 00:33, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Politics of the tests

There ought to be something here about the politics of the test. They were done by the Army before civilian control of such weapons was enacted (with the AEC); they were done during a key moment in negotiations in the UN over postwar control of the bomb. The timing on them is rather odd then for a few reasons, and I have seen more than a few commentators mention this at times. If someone has the time and inclination, it would be great to have something written on this. --24.147.69.31 (talk) 15:24, 4 February 2008 (UTC)