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Elugelab (or Elugelap) was an island, part of the Enewetak atoll in the Marshall Islands. It was destroyed by the world's first test of a hydrogen bomb on 1 November 1952, as part of Operation Ivy. The blast yielded 10.4 megatons of explosive energy, 750 times^[1] the explosion that leveled central Hiroshima,^[2] leaving only a crater where Elugelab had been.

References

11°40′0″N 162°11′13″E / 11.66667°N 162.18694°E / 11.66667; 162.18694

^ In Mortal Hands, A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age, by Stephanie Cooke, Bloomsbury, New York, 2009, p. 103.
^ "Soviets Stole Bomb Idea From U.S., Book Says". The New York Times. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-29. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

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[1] In Mortal Hands, A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age, by Stephanie Cooke, Bloomsbury, New York, 2009, p. 103.

[2] "Soviets Stole Bomb Idea From U.S., Book Says". The New York Times. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-29. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)

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 [[Image:Ivy Mike - Elugelab pt1.jpg|thumb|Enewetak Atoll, '''before''' ''Mike'' shot. Note island of Elugelab on left.]]
 [[Image:Ivy Mike - Elugelab pt2.jpg|thumb|Enewetak Atoll, '''after''' ''Mike'' shot. Note crater on left.]]
-'''Elugelab''' (or '''Elugelap''') was an [[island]], part of the [[Enewetak]] [[atoll]] in the [[Marshall Islands]].  It was destroyed by the world's first test of a [[hydrogen bomb]] on 1 November 1952, as part of [[Operation Ivy]]. [[Ivy Mike|The blast]] yielded 10.4 megatons of explosive energy, 750 times<ref>[[In Mortal Hands]], A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age, by Stephanie Cooke, Bloomsbury, New York, 2009, p. 103.</ref> the explosion that leveled central [[Hiroshima]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/science/30bomb.html?_r=1&8dpc  |title=Soviets Stole Bomb Idea From U.S., Book Says |first=N.Y. Times |accessdate=2008-12-29 | work=The New York Times | date=30 December 2008}}</ref> leaving only a crater where Elugelab had been.
+'''Elugelab''' (or '''Elugelap''') was an [[island]], part of the [[Enewetak]] [[atoll]] in the [[Marshall Islands]].  It was destroyed by the world's first test of a [[hydrogen bomb]] on 1 November 1952, as part of [[Operation Ivy]]. [[Ivy Mike|The blast]] yielded 10.4 megatons of explosive energy, 750 times<ref>[[In Mortal Hands]], A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age, by Stephanie Cooke, Bloomsbury, New York, 2009, p. 103.</ref> the explosion that leveled central [[Hiroshima]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/science/30bomb.html?_r=1&8dpc  |title=Soviets Stole Bomb Idea From U.S., Book Says |first=N.Y. Times |accessdate=2008-12-29 | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=30 December 2008}}</ref> leaving only a crater where Elugelab had been.
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