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BASE SURGE: LAGOON 

 LEVEL. The wall of spray and 

 steam at the base of the column 

 rushes precipitantly out from 

 the center, drenching the target 

 ships with its thick poisonous 

 wetness. At the left all but the 

 bow of the battleship "New 

 York" has been overrun by the 

 cloud. In the center and at the 

 right, respectively, the "Salt 

 Lake City" and "Nevada" have 

 only seconds to wait. Small won- 

 der that over 90 per cent of the 

 target vessel array was affected 

 by the deadly radioactivity. Al- 

 though the amount of damage 

 done to hulls was not very dif- 

 ferent from predicted damage, 

 the extent of radiological haz- 

 ards went beyond what had 

 been expected. Lessons in radio- 

 logical safety formed an im- 

 portant result of Operation 

 Crossroads. 



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