Military had a blast on Glade Park

In November of 1972, the U.S. Army, working in conjunction with other agencies, detonated one million pounds of TNT

in an isolated spot in Western Colorado to simulate a small nuclear explosion. This photo show the blocks of TNT just prior to detonation. The photo on the home page shows a man standing next to 1,000 pounds of TNT. My column is linked below.

Mixed Co 11-08-25.pdf

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