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1951 Operation Greenhouse... Nuclear bomb tests...
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1951 Operation Greenhouse... Nuclear bomb tests...

Item # 709956 ·
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 9, 1951

* Operation Greenhouse tests series
* Nuclear weapons - atomic bombs
* Enewetak Atoll - Pacific Ocean


The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Believe U. S. Tests A-Shell" (see images) This was when these tests were first made public.
Complete with 76 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.

wikipedia notes: Operation Greenhouse was an American nuclear test series conducted in 1951 and the first to test principles that would lead to developing thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs). Conducted at the new Pacific Proving Ground, on islands of the Enewetak Atoll, it mounted the devices on large steel towers to simulate air bursts.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$42
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.