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Uploaded by on Jan 14, 2007

Credit: Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995) by Peter Kuran

Ivy Mike was the code name given to the first successful test of a fusion device, detonated on October 31, 1952 (US time — November 1 local time) by the United States on Enewetak, an atoll in the Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Ivy. The device was the first full test of the Teller-Ulam design for a "staged" fusion bomb.

Due to its physical size and fusion fuel type (cryogenic liquid deuterium) the Mike device was not itself suitable for use as a thermonuclear weapon. A simplified and lightened bomb version (the EC-16) was prepared, and scheduled to be tested in Castle Yankee, as a backup in case the non-cryogenic "Shrimp" fusion device (tested in Castle Bravo) failed to work; that test was cancelled when the Bravo device was successful.

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  • i have change the music sometime ago people

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  • Why the cheesey music? Shatner alone is awesome

  • Which idiot drowned out Edward Teller with this crappy music - someone delete this retarded video.

  • What the hell is the sense of showing all these people talking if you can't hear them because of the music.It's just wasted video.

  • I wonder how many mega tons of diet Coke and Mentos it would take to create a similar explosion????

  • House of Techno Enigma , right!

  • the old trance - techno music what is ?

  • I wanted to hear what Dr. Teller and others had to say. Unfortunately, their words were dubbed over with music. I played this video in hopes of learning something. I study human nature, the psychology of human response, behavior control, manipulation of the masses and propaganda among other things. I haven't learned to read lips yet. Will you please point the way to another video where I can see for myself without the music. Thank you.

  • so THATS where they got the name from..

    clever..

  • House of Techno Enigma Remix

    Not sure of the exact name

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