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| Keywords: Fallout broom.jpg 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 <br/> Original caption <blockquote>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 </blockquote> 941 TS-52-75 1952-06-1 Federal Government of the United States PD-USGov Nuclear fallout Desert Rock exercises Tumbler-Snapper George Decontamination | ||||
