1954 - OP Castle-Bravo - MY ATOMIC LIFE

“If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison' it is certain to disagree with you
sooner or later.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

OPERATION: CASTLE BRAVO - 1954

CASTLE BRAVO was the code name given to the first U.S. test of a dry fuel thermonuclear devices, Operation Castle, a series of high-energy (high-yield) nuclear tests by Joint Task Force SEVEN (JTF-7) at Bikini Atoll.

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Reels & Documentaries

Bikini Atoll and the Sunken Nuclear Fleet

The Chiefs Commendation
from Rear Admiral of JTF7.3

USS ESTES positioning in the test range.

About the Author

My Fathers repeated radiation exposures compromised his health and mine, altered my DNA, and since as a result I can't reproduce, thankfully the suffering from this will stop with me. Chief Moore was still classified above Top Secret and under Q-Clearance during his entire lifetime. As a result, we were isolated and insulated while we fought his exotic cancers as a military guinea pig for 20+ years, from 1969 to 1989 at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital. It has altered our lives in ways no one saw coming. Add the consequences of another 25+ years after his death and to still be learning about who he really was is inspiring.

Our family has suffered the impact, like so many others effected by the US Government's atomic, nuclear and thermonuclear and human experiments in the Pacific Proving Grounds. The story continues, so I might as well tell it while the fight goes on for the government to acknowledge the health crisis they caused for 2nd Gens and provide some mechanism for screening and healthcare services from military or VA medical professionals who are informed of our compromised state of health.

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childrenofatomicveterans@gmail.com