Atomic Petrifaction
In Cari Beauchamp’s article “Atomic Blonde” (Winter 2018), she incorrectly states that “when the Atomic Energy Commission saw the footage of the explosion of the first hydrogen bomb in 1952, it decided it would petrify the general population. Everything was suddenly top secret.”
While the technical details about the magazine had a mushroom cloud cover photo. There was no concern about “petrifying” the public.
