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Upshot-Knothole Grable... Nuclear Artillery Test...
Upshot-Knothole Grable... Nuclear Artillery Test...
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May 26, 1953
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1953
* Upshot-Knothole Grable - Nuclear Artillery Test
* The only one of its kind ever tested within the United States
* Great front-page coverage with photo
The front page tells of the one and only Nuclear Artillery Test (Upshot-Knothole Grable) ever conducted in the United States: "Cannon Fires Atomic Shell; Target 7 Miles Away Blasted," with photo and considerable inside related coverage (page 18). The inside article has a mini-head: "Would Favor Use in Korea." Yet another article has: "Baby Atom Pile Solves Many Nuclear Problems."
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.
Complete with all 60 pages, rag edition, in excellent condition.
Category: The 20th Century