“If you were driving from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City on US 91, you’d pass through St.

“And they can tell from that if you’ve received a lethal dose? Is that right?” “That’s a film badge to determine the amount of radiation you’ve received in the area.” “We see pinned on your lapel here this white badge. “Private Young, did you wear any type of protective clothing? Just what did you wear?” “How about all that smoke and dust and radiation. “Did you keep your mouth shut or did you get a mouthful of dirt?” They are a hazard only when materials emitting these particles get into the body through breaks in the skin, or through the nose or mouth.” “Alpha and beta particles are stopped by most surfaces. You cannot sense the presence of nuclear radiation effects.” “The blast shock passes in a matter of seconds, and the heat and blast effects you can see and feel.

FOOTAGE OF ACTUAL TROOP TEST SMOKEY BLAST.

And then you look up and you see the fireball as it ascends up into the heavens. Then you hear the sound of the blast, and then it seems as though there is a minor earthquake. “First of all, one sees a very, very bright light, followed by a shock wave. I feel that as a chaplain it is my responsibility to be with my men.” “Yes, I’ve had the opportunity to see a number of the atomic tests. “Sir, have you ever been out on one of these shots before?” “Actually there’s no need to be worried as the Army has taken all of the necessary precautions to see that we’re perfectly safe here.” It filled your mind no matter what you were doing.” You wonder if everything’s going to turn out all right. Now that it’s so close, it makes you feel kind of restless.

“Well, we knew now exactly where we’d be for the big show.

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