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 ofthe fallout before the test?
The people were not warned of the dangers of the fallout because the likelihood

that fallout would occuroutside the restricted area was considered too remoteto
justify warning the people. The occurrenceoffallout in an unrestricted area after
the Bravo Test was thefirst accidental eventof this kind to happen after a nuclear
weapontest.

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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.

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