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The Totskoye Nuclear Exercise: Soviet Soldiers Exposed 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 a military exercise at Totskoye in which roughly 45,000 soldiers took part in maneuvers conducted shortly after a nuclear bomb was detonated, exposing many of them to dangerous levels of radiation. The drill was intended to prepare forces for battlefield conditions in a potential third world war. Renewed interest in the episode comes amid contemporary concerns about nuclear risk.
Why now: Historical interest in nuclear risks has been revived by current global tensions over nuclear weapons.
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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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