The Time We Nuked Five Men to Prove a Point
Half-Life Histories · Season 1 · Episode 14
On July 19th, 1957, a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead exploded above the heads of five volunteers during “Shot John” of the Operation Plumbbob series of US nuclear tests. Why would anyone volunteer to be at ground zero for such a blast, and what happened to them?
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Season
1
Episode
14
Air Date
25/Jul/2022
Air Time
—
Runtime
10 min
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On July 19th, 1957, a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead exploded above the heads of five volunteers during “Shot John” of the Operation Plumbbob series of US nuclear tests. Why would anyone volunteer to be at ground zero for such a blast, and what happened to them?
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