The bomb tested on WA’s Montebello Islands was at least four times as big as the Hiroshima blast. Yet key facts about this test remain shrouded in secrecy.
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In August 1945, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Ever since, survivors have struggled with discrimination as well as illness.
By figuring out fission, physicists were able to split uranium atoms and release massive amounts of energy. This Manhattan Project work paved the way both for atomic bombs and nuclear power reactors.
