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Chapter 13


Cold War Utah (1945-1980s)



Southern Utah's Boom and Bust Uranium Industry

Utah and The Cold War

The Cold War, Korean War, & The Resurrection of Utah's Defense Establishment

War and Protest

Cold War Prosperity

A Dummy Called "Hurricane Sam" Gave Pilots a Safety Edge

Chemical Weapons Testing Created Controversy at Dugway

Uranium Mining in Utah

Utah's Uranium Boom

Radiation Death and Deception

Nuclear Testing and the Downwinders

"Police Action" in Korea

Atomic Age to War Games

The MX Missile Project

Senator Joseph McCarthy's 1950 Visit to SLC

McCarthyism, Granger, and Stringfellow

Utah and Vietnam Conflict

Chapter Thirteen Bibliography

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