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What was the reaction of American media to the eradiation of the Japanese fishing boat Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon no. 5) due to the nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954? Were there attempts to downplay/cover the event up?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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