Nuclear bomb detonated above volunteers 55 years ago

July 19, 2012 6:56 AM

On July 19, 1957, five USAF officers stood in the Nevada desert as an nuclear bomb was detonated 18,000 feet directly over their heads. This was the first test of an air-to-air nuclear missile. Bill Plante reports on the 55th anniversary of the historic event.

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