![]() Many people did not find these types of quips amusing- they felt the AEC’s attitude toward the public was “deprecating,” “pontificating,” and “smart-alecky.” Growing demands that the AEC be held accountable for the disaster prompted a Massachusetts congressional representative, Edith Rogers, to file a resolution calling for a congressional inquiry. Dismayed with the invective hurled toward him and his colleagues, Lester Machta, head of the Special Projects Division of the USWB, quipped how curious it was that no one had yet blamed a nuclear explosion for a sunny day. Government meteorologists repeatedly denied the possibility, arguing the bomb was “puny” when held up against the awesome powers of nature. Atom weather panic undermined public confidence in their assurance scientific experts could control any of the environmental risks from nuclear testing. The ensuing uproar in the wake of the tornadoes made AEC experts duck for cover. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. ![]()
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