This absurd thing to do, happened before we understood the effects of radiation on the human body, in 1957.
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It was four Air Force officers and a cameraman out there. These men were pretty brave to do this. The reason behind this event was, to reassure Americans that it was actually safe to use atomic bombs as a defense mechanism against the Russian military.
A crazy thing about this is that, the men who participated in this test actually went on to live fairly long lives;one could potentially still be alive! Haha
Col. Sidney C. Bruce — died in 2005 (age 86)
Lt. Col. Frank P. Ball — died in 2003 (age 83)
Major John Hughes — died in 1990 (age 71)
Major Norman Bodinger — not listed in the database so he may be alive
Don Lutrel — died 1987 (age 63)
The information was found here.
Here is the video of this atomic experiment. It will blow you away! Haha
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