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May 05 – Effects of a Nuclear Blast on a House
by Darren Cole on May 5, 2011
– Two-story wood frame house at 5,500 feet after the blast, 05/05/1955 (ARC ID 541788); Photographs of Operation Cue, 05/05/1955; Records of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1947 – 1962; Record Group 304; National Archives.”]
Taken May 5, 1955, this photograph shows the effects of a nuclear detonation on a traditional wood frame house. This test was conducted as part of "Operation Cue," a civil defense exercise designed to study the effects and impact of nuclear weapons in a variety of areas, including residential structures.
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