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Summary
| Description | Operation Plumbbob - John test. LAS VEGAS, NV. Launch of an AIR-2A Genie nuclear air to air rocket. The launching Scorpion, still enveloped in the rocket’s smoke trail, is shown banking at about 70 degrees to evade the forthcoming nuclear explosion. The atomic rocket is now far past the Scorpion to the right of the photograph. |
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| Source | http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/photos/photodetails.aspx?ID=447 |
| Author | Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office |
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 | This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. Please note that national laboratories operate under varying licences and some are not free. Check the site policies of any national lab before crediting it with this tag.
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| current | 19:41, 14 January 2011 | | 1,432 × 1,142 (361 KB) | Bomazi |
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