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Majestic Chaos

The biggest bomb in US history detonated on March 1 1954 & USMC veteran Bob Bormann saw it

Aired 04/04/2019

Postcards

Majestic Chaos

Clip: Season 10 Episode 9 | 18m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

The biggest bomb in US history detonated on March 1 1954 & USMC veteran Bob Bormann saw it

The biggest bomb in U.S. history was detonated March 1 1954 and USMC veteran Bob Bormann was there to see it. Bob was part of the security detail during Operation Castle and Operation Wigwam, two of the many secret nuclear tests the U.S. government carried out in the Pacific Ocean.

Aired 04/04/2019

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