File:Operation Tumbler-Snapper - George 001.jpg

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Exercise Desert Rock IV - 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, swept over their position -- about 20 seconds -- and advanced several thousand yards towards ground zero before being halted by radiological safety rules.

Date

1 June 1952

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This image is available from the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library under number TS-52-38.

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Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office

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