These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs

Operation Desert Rock was the codename for a series of military tests in the 1950s aimed at understanding the effects of atomic radiation on ground troops. In total, over 50,000 U.S. soldiers were exposed to 69 radioactive blasts. From the Series: Atomic Age Declassified: Filming the Bomb http://bit.ly/2Fzfabc