Similar, but worse:
- The Day We Bombed Utah (1984)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217481.The_Day_We_Bombed_Utah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Upshot%E2%80%93Knothole (Ctrl + F "Nancy" > No entry)
http://www.nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Upshotk.html (Ctrl + F "Nancy" > March 24 1954)
https://www.straightdope.com/21341555/did-john-wayne-die-of-cancer-caused-by-a-radioactive-movie-set
Tl;Dr
Winds were blowing hard east-north-east from Nevada that day: Radioactivity bled over most of the North-East towards, even touching as far as New York, leading to a cancer-spikes in the regions for the next few decades.
Utah got it worst.
Uncle Sam spent every minute since the blast to cover it up.
It's a recurring theme. I can't remember enough details to find them. Nonetheless, good contribution.
You might also consider a post.
That's what killed the duke.
I didn't read your, y-your, you know the thing.
It's mere partial - an incomplete list. I recommend the book: quite a few "crackers" went off - this was just one of them.
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