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    Who Nuked the Duke?: Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'
    Who Nuked the Duke?: Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'
    Who Nuked the Duke?: Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'
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    Who Nuked the Duke?: Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'

    By John William Law

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    It's an epic tale that spans more than 30 years. As the Cold War took hold at that dawn of the 1950s the U.S. government began a program to perfect the atom bomb. The Nevada Test Site would be the prime location for testing atomic weapons on U.S. soil. A key to the program was to reduce impact to the public by having the radioactive nuclear

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAplomb Books
    Release dateMay 2, 2023
    ISBN9780999306963
    Who Nuked the Duke?: Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'

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