At the height of the Cold War, the Western Bloc (United States and its NATO allies) were greatly outnumbered by the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies). The United States embraced the idea of mass nuclear retribution in case the enemies launch an attack. They manufactured nuclear weapons the size of a backpack which later were called backpack nukes or special atomic demolition munitions (SADMs). For many years, their existence were kept secret, but they are now in exhibit, together with other atomic weapons, at one of the many Vegas museums. Tourists visiting the city flock to the National Atomic Testing Museum to satiate their curiosity about the hotly debated nuclear weapon.
More Deadly Than Hiroshima
Grady and Rawnsley wrote a Foreign Policy report that showed the world a glimpse of the spine-chilling reality of nuclear weapons. The report provided nitty-gritty of the development of atomic bombs. It said that the US Special Forces carried devices called the B-54. They were smaller than the ones used in Hiroshima but were more deadly. To quote the report: “In the event that communist forces launched a limited, non-nuclear attack, the president would have to choose between defeat at the hands of a superior conventional force or a staggeringly disproportionate (and potentially suicidal) strategic nuclear exchange that would kill hundreds of millions of people.”
Cold War Suicide Missions
Even when they are well aware of the fact that their missions are suicidal, elite members of the US Army, Navy, and Marines still went on with their jobs. They went through special trainings to parachute or SCUBA dive to reach enemy lines and plant their backpack nukes. Fortunately, the US never got to use them. Tests showed radioactive contamination would happen and could damage innocent lives and render vast lands uninhabitable. You can see taped atomic tests in one of the many educational museums Vegas.
Book Your Tickets to the Most Exciting Vegas Museums
Get the inside scoop on the development of atomic bombs in the 1940s to the current work being done at the Nevada Test Site. When you book a ticket to testing site museums in Vegas, you get the chance to watch black and white films of nuclear fission that you can never find elsewhere. Bring your kids to the Ground Zero Theater to make them understand that nuclear weapons must never be used under any circumstances. Call them now to plan your visit.
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