Whydoesn’t the AEC removethe radiation from thesoil and plants? It is impossible to do so and since the radiationis so small, there is no reason to do this. — Whydidn’t the U.S. explain to the people the dangers of the fallout before the test? The people were not warned of the dangersof the fallout because the likelihood that fallout would occur outside the restricted area was considered too remote to justify warning the people. The occurrenceoffallout in an unrestricted area after the Bravo Test wasthe first accidental event of this kind to happen after a nuclear weapontest. ae } — i Wa TEE — A a9 d aS | Rongelap 8 Uunk a Ai C,£7 Bomb explosion Whydid the U.S.not take extra precaution? The U.S. took the precaution of trying to keep people out of the area where they expected fallout to occur. - 99 -