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Snowball test era lives on in Medicine Hat memories
Bob Wallace recalls standing among civilians during the Snowball conventional explosion of July 17 1964 at Suffield as part of a Canada UK US research effort. Jim Dixon notes the blast cracked glass in downtown Medicine Hat and formed a 240 foot crater while both men describe Cold War era fear and public shelter planning prompted by the test.
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Bob Wallace
Wallace
Defence Research Station
Suffield
Medicine Hat
Jim Dixon
Dixon
Suffield Research Station
Ralston
Highway
Mage
Defence Research and Development Canada