14-07-2012, 10:32 AM
L.R.,
That bomb/fallout shelter could come in handy during hurricanes, other very strong storms, and tornados.
And speaking of fallout, before underground testing of bombs was done, such tests were done above ground. This caused radioactive clouds to be borne by winds so that cattle, sheep, and people were exposed to radiation and were sickened and some died. During the 1950s and early 1960s the Mississippi Valley region collected much of the radioactivity from bomb testing done in Nevada which fell to earth and was absorbed by dairy cows grazing on the polluted grass. Their contaminated milk would be consumed by infants and adults alike. Of course the radiation clouds would disperse elsewhere in the east and south as well, but the Mississippi Valley seemed to have a higher density than other places, except the regions closest to the site of bomb testing.
Adele
That bomb/fallout shelter could come in handy during hurricanes, other very strong storms, and tornados.
And speaking of fallout, before underground testing of bombs was done, such tests were done above ground. This caused radioactive clouds to be borne by winds so that cattle, sheep, and people were exposed to radiation and were sickened and some died. During the 1950s and early 1960s the Mississippi Valley region collected much of the radioactivity from bomb testing done in Nevada which fell to earth and was absorbed by dairy cows grazing on the polluted grass. Their contaminated milk would be consumed by infants and adults alike. Of course the radiation clouds would disperse elsewhere in the east and south as well, but the Mississippi Valley seemed to have a higher density than other places, except the regions closest to the site of bomb testing.
Adele