View From Ground Zero
by Elizabeth McTaggart
Title
View From Ground Zero
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art
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View From Ground Zero
VIP observers are lit up by the light of an atomic bomb, Operation Greenhouse, Enewetak Atoll, 1951.
Between 1945 and 1962, the United States conducted over 300 atmospheric nuclear tests above the ground, in the ocean or in outer space.
On August 5, 1963, the United States and the former Soviet Union signed the Limited Test Ban Treaty, effectively banning the testing of all nuclear weapons except those tested underground. Atmospheric nuclear test blast photography came to an end.
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January 11th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Debi Pople
interesting and a scary thought, v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
What's really scary, is that these folks were probably told they were in no danger. They look like they gathered to watch fireworks. Thanks for your comment and vote, Debi!
Ella Kaye
Unusual...I enjoy your images. They longer you look...the more your imagination lets you see. V
Terri Waters
This certainly is a thought provoking image
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you Terri, I hoped that it would be. Thanks for saying so and for the vote!
Edward Fielding
Never play with something you don't completely understand! From LSD to atomic testing its incredible how unscrupulous governments were back then when it came to using human guinea pigs in experiments! v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
EXACTLY! Thank you Edward! Well said! The same holds true today. It's one of the reasons I've wanted to do this series... we must not forget the past.
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