Summary

  • Since WWII, humanity has been able to harness nuclear energy, leading to both power plants and weapons programs, the latter of which caused significant consternation worldwide.
  • One specific issue nuclear weapons programs caused was for Dr John C Clark, who was put in charge of disarming failed nuclear bombs.
  • In the 1950s, two nuclear weapons failed to detonate but luckily Clark was able to disarm them with a hacksaw.
  • Aside from nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants, the atomic age also brought nuclear gardens, where plants were irradiated to interesting effects.

By Bryan Cockfield

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