Radio Bikini was a documentary about an operation known as Operation Crossroads. After the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan during the World War, two questions arose: What kind of effects would a bomb of this magnitude have on a single battleship or an entire fleet? What would be the effects of an airburst and an underwater explosion? What are the effects of radiation? How would the underwater explosion affect ships and the port? How long would the deadly effects last? In this article I will talk about Operation Crossroads and answer many of the main questions about the atomic bomb and the effects it would have. I will also talk about the two tests conducted on the Bikini Island atoll known as Able and Baker. What was the reason for the atomic bomb test on Bikini Atoll? The reason was to test the effects of the bomb on an entire fleet of ships in a port. Trying to figure out what would be the best position to line up the ships so you don't have these types of fleet-destroying bombs. They also wanted to study the effects the radiation would have on living animals. Two tests were conducted: one was a bomb exploding in the air, known as the Able test, the other under water, known as the Baker test. The first thing to determine was who would be responsible for this operation known as Operation Crossroads. These tests would be the first since World War II. The man chosen to take control of the operation was Vice Admiral WHP Blandy. On January 10, 1946, President Harry S. Truman approved the operation. The operation included Navy, Army, Air Force and civilian scientists. They had to find an island where little or no population lived, they also had to make sure it was a location within 1000 million......middle of paper......contamination methods and allowing people to train in the radiological safety and decomposition procedure. When the troops of Operation Crossroads returned to Pearl Harbor, many of them fell ill, doctors could not understand why. Some of them slowly died due to the radiation they were exposed to during the operation. In 2013 Bikini Island was still considered dangerous by the United States due to radiation. So some of the things I learned about this operation were the first to be broadcast live to the American people. They used these tests not only to see the effects but also to learn how to decontaminate the radioactive material.Works CitedRadio bikini a documentary produced by Robert StoneBombs At Bikini the official report of Operation Crossroads written by WA Shurcliff, historian of Joint Task Force Onewww. history .navy.mil