TECHNOLOGICAL OFFENSIVE 



explosions, determining the damage, and disposing of 

 them; (2) the same for a wide variety of Army and 

 Navy equipment, including airplanes; (3) exposing 

 goats, pigs, rats, guinea pigs, mice, determining injury, 

 studying the symptoms, and finding the best methods 

 of diagnosis and treatment ; (4) decontaminating those 

 ships made radioactive by the explosions. This group, 

 which ultimately involved more than 10,000 men, was 

 directed by Rear Admiral T. A. Solberg, w^ho assumed 

 the title of Director of Ship Material. 



Perhaps the most publicized of the two groups was 

 that containing the 500 scientists responsible for meas- 

 uring pressure, light, nuclear radiations, w^ave height, 

 etc. In charge of this group was Dr. R. A. Sawyer, 

 Technical Director. 



Captain G. M. Lyon (Navy, Medical Corps) was 

 named as Safety Adviser. His job was to prevent in- 

 jury to personnel, either from hazards of normal type 

 or from hazards (other than nuclear radiations) pe- 

 culiar to this Operation. This included hazards to per- 

 sons first reboarding the target vessels : 



Mechanical hazards, including danger from 

 falling objects, slippery (oil-covered) sur- 

 faces, weakened ladders, decks, gratings, 

 and weakened tanks under pressure. 



Drowning in flooded compartments. 



Fires; escaping steam; hot surfaces. 



Electrical shocks due to damaged wiring and 

 short circuits. 



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