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The second bomb was detonated underwater twenuty~four days later.
Life magazine stated that, “if all the ships at Bikini had been manned, the
Baker Day bomb would ReCeeres 35,000 crewnaen,"”
But when Juda was later
invited to view the results he saw coconut palms still prelucing well.
lagoon still possessed that unruffled screnity he had known before.
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not understand this, and he was not able to inform his people about the
radioactivity which head condemned the atoll and its waters for yeurs to com.
Homesickness for Bikini mounted on Rongerik.,
The months passed. and local
resources began to prove inadequate Lor the community's needs,
Crisis on Roncerik
A full year passed before Bikinians again made headlines in the American
Beginning in eariy 1947 the administration had becone eware of
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ducreasing unrest at Reaserik.
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migrants to return to Bikini.
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