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Soviet Nuclear Exercise Exposed Soldiers to Radiation
Original: The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise Exposed Soldiers to Radiation to Prepare for a Potential Third World War
In 1954, the Soviet Union conducted the Totskoye nuclear exercise, in which tens of thousands of troops were positioned near a live nuclear bomb detonation to test how soldiers and equipment would fare on a nuclear battlefield ahead of a possible world war. Historical accounts describe severe radiation exposure among participants, with lasting health consequences, making the episode a recurring subject of historical and nuclear-risk discussions.
Why now: Renewed nuclear war fears keep historical examples of nuclear preparation and its human costs in public discussion.
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Evidence
- The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise Exposed Soldiers to Radiation to Prepare for a Potential Third World War · Discover Magazine
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