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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week"

Roundup

12-31-69

The Atom Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll [15min]

Key moments of the 20th Century, as recorded by journalist James Cameron in his memoir Point of Departure (Granta Books, Classics of Reportage Series). 1st of 5: The extraordinary spectacle of the Atom bomb test at Bikini Atoll. Read by Nigel Cooke and abridged by Polly Coles.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Week"