
Operation Cue (1955)
Original color version of the 1955 atom bomb test in Nevada, showing the effects on test houses and utilities located at various distances from the blast. Operation Cue was one of a myriad of smaller tests conducted under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) developmental program, Operation Teapot.
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Sep 4, 2011