nuclear-news

The News That Matters about the Nuclear Industry Fukushima Chernobyl Mayak Three Mile Island Atomic Testing Radiation Isotope

USA did nuclear tests to find out effects on animals

Veteran recalls 1940s radiation contamination study http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2013/05/27/veteran-recalls-1940s-radiation-contamin-470111.php By: Greg Bischof – Texarkana Gazette  John Cary served in the Navy during World War II and participated in Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll. The operation consisted of two nuclear weapon tests to determine radiation’s effects on animals.  

  To 19-year-old John Cary, the scene aboard his Navy ship, the USS Burleson, must have resembled Noah’s ark as he observed a multitude of animals being placed there in 1946.

However, unlike the biblical Noah’s ark, the animals’ placement wasn’t to p…subscribers only 

May 29, 2013 - Posted by | history, Religion and ethics, USA

No comments yet.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

« Previous | Next »