
VIP observers watching the spectacle during Operation Greenhouse at Enewetak Atoll, 1951
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Soldiers being exposed to a nuclear explosion at the Nevada Test Site in 1951

Believe it or not, these five volunteers were standing at ground zero when a 2KT nuclear war headed air-to-air missile, Genie, was exploded 15,000 feet above their heads, to demonstrate that the weapon was safe for use over populated areas. Whether this affected the health of the officers is unknown.

The testing of "Small Boy" in 1962

Cameramen at the Nevada Test Site, May 25, 1953

Troops watching during Operation Tumbler-Snapper. Twenty-one hundred marines participated in this test on May 1, 1952

Crew of the USS Fall River watching the atomic blast during Operation Crossroads in 1946


Casual observers of the Baker blast during Operation Crossroads
The origin of the next two pictures is unknown, though the last one could be from Operation Tumbler-Snapper.


Update: Watch this video (it's worth it)
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