Bikini Atoll: The Atomic Ship Graveyard

In 1946, the world’s most powerful fleet was assembled for one purpose: to be sacrificed. "Operation Crossroads" was a daring and controversial experiment designed to test if the world’s most advanced warships could survive the atomic bomb. Today, a high-tech expedition returns to the remote Bikini Atoll to explore the ghost fleet before it collapses into the abyss. From the legendary USS Saratoga to the Japanese flagship Nagato, we document the wreckage of a nuclear apocalypse and investigate the enduring, radioactive legacy left behind. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark