Fallout broom

Autor/Urheber:

Federal Government of the United States

Shortlink:

https://www.dewiki.de/b/13298f

Quelle:

Wikimedia Commons

Größe:

646 x 800 Pixel (77860 Bytes)

Beschreibung:

Exercise Desert Rock IV - Nevada Proving Grounds - June 1, 1952. Sixth Army troops from Camp Desert Rock attack towards an atomic blast during a maneuver held by the Army at the AEC's Nevada Proving Grounds in conjunction with the Atomic Energy Commission's Tumbler-Snapper George nuclear test. The troops in foxholes 7,000 yards from the blast, charged forward in battle formation as soon as the shock wave swept over their position -- about 20 seconds and advanced several thousand yards towards ground zero before being halted by radiological safety rules.

Original caption:

In an effort to rid himself of radioactive dust Lt. Col Robert Cassidy, Department of the Army G-4 section uses a broom in sweeping of Lt. Col Glover Johns after an inspection tour of the blast area at Camp Mercury, NV.These men visited "ground zero" after an atomic blast.

Lizenz:

Public domain

Credit:

This image is available from the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library under number TS-52-75. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required.

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