File:Plumbbob John 003.jpg

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Description Operation Plumbbob - John test. LAS VEGAS, NV. Test of a AIR-2A Genie nuclear air-to-air rocket. The live nuclear rocket accelerates past the launching Scorpion at an undisclosed speed. The rocket project was begun in early 1954 and code-named “Genie” by the Air Research and Development Command.
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Source http://www.nv.doe.gov/library/photos/photodetails.aspx?ID=446
Author Photo courtesy of National Nuclear Security Administration / Nevada Site Office

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19 July 1957

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