exercise desert rock 1951
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0800060 - exercise desert rock - 1951in 1951 the army working with the atomic energy commission carried out the desert rock exercises an experiment to quotdispel much of the fear and uncertainty surrounding atomic radiation and the effects of gamma and x-raysquota tent encampment was set up about 27 miles from where the atomic explosions were detonated on the nevada proving grounds the encampment housed about 5000 army soldiers civilian observers and technicians troops spent hours in classes receiving training in radiation and nuclear weapons effectsthe following is a recorded interview between a sergeant and a training officer prior to a blast: question quothow many of your men would volunteer to go up and be in the foxholesquot one-half mile from ground zero answer quoti guess about half a dozenquot question quotits quite a loud noise when that bomb goes off would it do them any harmquot answer quotno sir not the noise noquot question quothow about the radiation do you think there is much dangerquot answer quotradiation is the least of their worries that the men are thinking aboutquot question quoti think most thought radiation was the greatest danger didnt they where did they learn differentlyquot answer quotthey were prior to our instructions here we received a very thorough briefingquotfor the desert rock i exercise the weapon was fired as an airburst the majority of the troops were out in the open about seven miles away the soldiers were told to crouch down and face away from the blast the bomb flash blanked out the troops from view and the flash was followed by blast winds and the noise of the explosion interviews with soldiers were conducted after the testfollowing the test the troops were trucked toward the stationary military equipment used for experiments the experiments were set up one-half mile and also at three miles from the blast at three miles the gun emplacements and military vehicles were undamaged but at on-half mile damage was moderate to heavy

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the documentary film beyond belief directed by jim lemkin explores the nature uses and limits of beliefs and the consequences of unexamined beliefs this

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the board members of keep america safe liz cheney bill kristol and debra burlingame announce the release of quotwe rememberquot an ad featuring first responders and family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of 911 who are speaking out in opposition to the proposed ground zero mosque we believe their voices should be heard throughout our country and we encourage you to pass their message alongfor more visit wwwkeepamericasafecom

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airbus a380 jumbo jet clips tail of another plane while taxiing at jfk airport no sound
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air france flight 7 f-hpjd bound for paris was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip struck the tail of comair flight 6293 which had just landed from boston and was taxiing to its gate at kennedy one of the nation039s busiest airports peters saidboth jets were being towed to a ramp area for inspection peters said the extent of the damage was unknownthe faa didn039t immediately say how many people were on the double-deck airbus a380 which can carry 525 passengers in a three-class configuration or more than 850 in a single-class configuration air france didn039t immediately return a telephone message seeking commentthe comair crj 700 regional jet was carrying 62 passengers and four crew members said betsy talton a spokeswoman of atlanta-based delta air lines inc for which comair operates regional flights all the passengers were taken off the plane and into a terminal she said

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naacp039s ben jealous: justice for trayvon martin begins with killer039s arrest police chief039s ouster
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democracynoworg - the parents of trayvon martin the unarmed african-american teenager shot dead a month ago addressed thousands at a quotmillion hoodiequot march in new york city calling for the arrest of his killer meanwhile in the florida town where the murder took place the sanford city commission cast a 3-to-2 no-confidence vote in the police chief legislators are talking about changing the state039s gun laws as george zimmerman trayvon martin039s killer remains free we speak with naacp president ben jealous who attended a town hall meeting in sanford where community members shared stories about being mistreated by the local police departmentto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for democracy now interviews about trayvon martin please visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt