THE OFFICIAL YEARS OF U.S. ATMOSPHERIC

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THE OFFICIAL YEARS OF U.S. ATMOSPHERIC
UNDERWATER NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING WAS FROM
JULY 16, 1945 TO NOVEMBER 04, 1962. THIS TIME
SPAN WAS ALSO DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD
WAR, THE PERIOD WHEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR
WEAPONS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT
CAME INTO BEING. THESE WERE ALSO THE YEARS
WHEN THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT BREAK-THROUGHS IN
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DESIGN OCCURRED.
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SOME EXPOSURE RELATED INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC, DUE TO THE
IMPOSSIBILITY OF HIDING THEM. AN EXAMPLE
OF THIS WAS THE HIGH LEVEL RADIATION EXPOSURE OF
THE MARSHALL ISLAND NATIVES, AND THE JAPANESE
ABOARD THE FISHING VESSEL LUCKY DRAGON-5
AFTER THE ( 1954 ) CASTLE BRAVO ATMOS-PHERIC
RADIATION POLLUTION DISASTER.
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THE BEGINNING
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BY 1941, THE GERMANS WERE LEADING THE RACE FOR
THE WORLDS FIRST NUCLEAR WEAPON OF MASS
DESTRUCTION. FROM 1941 TO 1945, FACTORS
INCLUDING INTERNAL ( GERMAN ) DISCOURSE, MAJOR
SCIENTIFIC ERRORS, AND THE DEVASTATION OF
TOTAL WAR, COMPROMISED ANY SUCCESS-FUL RESEARCH
TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKABLE
GERMAN ATOMIC -BOMB.
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THIS WOULD BE THE LARGEST EXPLOSION (
IN HISTORY ) FOR THE PURPOSES OF DE-VELOPING
INSTRUMENTATION THAT WOULD BE
ABLE TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF BLAST
SHOCK WAVE AND OVER-PRESSURE VALUES,
THE 108 TON ( TNT ) STACK IS READY FOR
INSTRUMENT TEST
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THIS PHOTO OF THE ENOLA GAY CREW , TAKEN
JUST BE-FORE TO THE HIROSHIMA MISSION, IS
SIGNED BY THE MISSION PILOT, LT. COL.
PAUL TIBBETS.
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THIS NAGASAKI VICTIM WAS LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE
ATOMIC-BOMB DETONATION, AND SUFFERED THE EFFECTS
OF THE ATOMIC-FLASH THAT INSTANTLY COOKED
THE LENS IN BOTH OF HIS EYES.
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