A brief History of: The Lucky Dragon no.5 Radiation Incident (Short Documentary)
Channel: Plainly Difficult
Date: 2021-07-17

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Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon 5) was a Japanese tuna fishing boat with a crew of 23. It was  contaminated by nuclear fallout from the United States Castle Bravo thermonuclear test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954.

The Fascinating horror of being caught in a nuclear test would become woven into the cultural fabric of Japan and beyond as it was the inspiration for Godzilla.

The Disaster shows that noones safe In a nuclear event. 

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http://d5f.org/en/

By Ron Van Oers - This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed asBikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site., CC BY-SA 3.0 igo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58155164

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