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Description: Thor missile launch failure and explosion contaminates Johnston Island with Plutonium during the Operation "Bluegill Prime" nuclear test, July 25, 1962
Title: Bluegill Prime Thor Missile Explodes
Credit: US Air Force, Navy Joint Task Force 8, and the Atomic Energy Commission via http://www.johnstonmemories.com/thor.htm
Author: Department of Defense
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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