![70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX 70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX](https://media.pri.org/s3fs-public/styles/story_main/public/story/images/baker-shot.jpg?itok=ZMC-ZQl2)
70 years after the first bomb was dropped on their homes, some Bikini islanders are still awaiting compensation | The World from PRX
![The Island With Most Nuclear Explosions On Earth- Bikini Atoll | by Karthick Nambi | Predict | Medium The Island With Most Nuclear Explosions On Earth- Bikini Atoll | by Karthick Nambi | Predict | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*4LoHrKK9joHkNTr0.jpg)
The Island With Most Nuclear Explosions On Earth- Bikini Atoll | by Karthick Nambi | Predict | Medium
![TIL that the bikini is named after Bikini Atoll, a nuclear weapons testing site, because the creator thought it would provoke in onlookers a similar reaction to gazing at an atomic bomb : TIL that the bikini is named after Bikini Atoll, a nuclear weapons testing site, because the creator thought it would provoke in onlookers a similar reaction to gazing at an atomic bomb :](https://preview.redd.it/0a4vw2a0nw381.jpg?auto=webp&s=084eda2c71e022af804e1d72c74f1968f87a96e5)
TIL that the bikini is named after Bikini Atoll, a nuclear weapons testing site, because the creator thought it would provoke in onlookers a similar reaction to gazing at an atomic bomb :
![Hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific alarms strategists – archive, 1954 | Nuclear weapons | The Guardian Hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific alarms strategists – archive, 1954 | Nuclear weapons | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6e57e8195121970fc0259ae1258b67da8f5a5553/481_0_2997_1800/master/2997.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=f32c667bc4bd4fed148ab2ed2cfc54e2)
Hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific alarms strategists – archive, 1954 | Nuclear weapons | The Guardian
80 Days: An Exploration Podcast - From Wikipedia - The flag of Bikini Atoll, a member of the Marshall Islands, closely resembles the flag of the United States and was adopted in
![On March 1, 1954, Castle Bravo Explodes with 2.5 more force than expected, generating 15 MT of energy and irradiating Bikini Atoll with dangerous levels of fallout : r/shockwaveporn On March 1, 1954, Castle Bravo Explodes with 2.5 more force than expected, generating 15 MT of energy and irradiating Bikini Atoll with dangerous levels of fallout : r/shockwaveporn](https://i.redd.it/8jjdfdvpcq051.jpg)