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Operation Fishbowl

Operation Fishbowl

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In the early 1960s, nuclear weapons were detonated hundreds of miles above the Earth—not as an act of war, but as an experiment.

Operation Fishbowl was designed to test the limits of power in the upper atmosphere. What it revealed instead was how fragile—and reactive—that boundary truly was.

In this episode, we examine the tests that lit up the sky, disrupted global communications, and quietly changed how governments viewed space forever. From unexpected electromagnetic effects to consequences that lingered long after the explosions faded, Fishbowl raised questions no one was prepared to answer publicly.

This isn’t a story about destruction.
It’s about restraint.
And what happens after an experiment works… too well.

Because some lines, once crossed, are never crossed again.

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