Image: Plumbbob Smoky

Description: U.S. nuclear test "Smoky" from Operation Plumbbob, 31 August 1957. Troop operations near ground zero shortly after detonation resulted in overexposure and elevated leukemia levels.
Title: Plumbbob Smoky
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