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Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World

Book by Trevor Paglen · 2 quotes · History, Nevada History, Nuclear Weapons Free World

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“No matter how secret a particular satellite was, it had to obey the same laws of physics as the rest of the solar system.”

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“Beginning in the early 1960's, history began to rhyme once again when the Department of Energy and the military began setting off nuclear weapons in the desert. Mushroom clouds lit the skies, and fallout fell like snow. The explosions were called tests, but were nonetheless full-fledged dress rehearsals for Armageddon, perhaps more. Among the desert's longtime residents, the difference between "nuclear testing" and "nuclear war" was far from self-evident.”

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