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THE U.S. high-altitude nuclear test at Johnston Island on July 9, 1962, when explosion occurred at a height of about 200 miles, offered a rare opportunity to observe the effect of the ionization caused by a nuclear explosion on the propagation of radio waves.
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ROHAN, P., ANDERSON, L. & COOKE, D. Effect of the U.S. High-altitude Nuclear Explosion on Radio Wave Propagation. Nature 197, 887–888 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197887a0
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