... Hanford Atomic Labs
... feeding sheep radioactive food to see where and how much the radiation accumulates; led to the first glow in the dark sweaters. Unfortunately the AEC was unable to suppress reports of 60 ft. man eating 'Sheep-a-shark-octapuss's'. A missing battalion of Green Berets and several destroyed Abrams tanks have not been confirmed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site
... the truth is out there!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLTUV1RitPM
' ... the ace in the hole'
missiles in silos. The same basic set-up still exists for the current Minuteman III force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman
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1965 ... building 'in' shelter
... as a kid growing up during the 'hottest' years of the Cold War, and having a vivid imagination, I was always aware of the shelter potential of any structure I was in.
The above example would have been a winner on my list. It reminds me of the modern "International Style' Protestant church we went to. The big deserted glass lobby would be great for a quick run upstairs to check the rad level and peer at the glowing landscape. "Ooo- Buicks melt the best!" However there was likely to be a crowd of decaying atomic-zombies pressing there gooey faces against all that plate glass. I'd also have to keep an eye on the large planter area under the flying staircase because atomic-zombies love hiding behind rubber trees.
LBJ sure has the look of a guy who always keeps his six-shooters loaded with plenty of megatonage.
Black and white Presidents looked much more grim and ready with their atomic trigger-fingers. Although the secret was that Reagan was really black and white and they just added the color with make-up.
1947 ... cosmic ray gun!
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... 100 tons
... shortly before the test of the first atomic device in New Mexico in 1945- engineers detonated 100 tons of TNT in order to calibrate measuring and recording devices.
"Hey! You on the left! Put out that cigarette!"
... B-70- from here to there.
... this type of diagram seems an unintentional promotion for Missiles over Manned Bombers!
1949 ... watching out!
... today we take it for granted that steely-eyed technicians and computers are always scanning the far horizons for threats. But that system took a long time and a lot of money to build. In the early years of the Cold-War radar coverage was neither complete or reliable.
This accounts for much of the fear of 'sneak-attack' morosely intoned in pop-culture and propaganda.
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