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What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

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What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

If you search for "nuclear explosive cavalry" on Douyin, you will find similar information: "Nuclear explosive cavalry refers to the troops that have the strongest radiation after the explosion, and when the enemy has not reacted, they rush into the blast heart and fight fiercely with the enemy, they are the most tragic arms in China!" ”

The picture accompanying the copy is that just after the nuclear bomb exploded, the PLA cavalry charged at the mushroom cloud.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The unknown audience was immediately moved, and it seemed that the tragedy of the Polish cavalry rushing to the German tanks in those years made people feel a patriotic feeling of paying tribute to their predecessors from the bottom of their hearts.

However, if you look closely, you will find that something is not quite right, and in the cookie-cutter clips in these short videos, the images of cavalry charging and atomic bomb explosions intersect, giving people the feeling of cavalry charging towards the heart of a nuclear bomb.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

As we all know, both atomic bombs mainly use the photothermal radiation, shock wave and induced radioactivity of nuclear reactions to cause killing and destructive effects, as well as cause large-scale radioactive pollution to prevent the other side's military operations.

The cavalry charged towards the explosive heart that was detonating, didn't that take the initiative to burn? Is this tragic or is there another reason?

How did China's nuclear tests work?

In fact, the clips in these videos are all intact, taken from a documentary called "Dusty Nuclear Explosion" made in the United States in 1995.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

These clips in this documentary were re-edited and spliced by Americans from the documentary "Hailing the Mainland's Three Nuclear Tests Success" shot by Bayi Studio in 1966. If you are interested, you can go to station B to search for the full version of these two videos.

The documentary "Hailing the Success of Three Nuclear Tests on the Mainland" is a real image of people conducting explosive tests at the Lop Nor test site.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Before the explosion, researchers inspected the equipment used to record data from the nuclear explosion site, and in the Gobi outside, soldiers in protective suits conducted simulation exercises under the scorching sun, and sweat in protective suits could be poured out after training.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The so-called nuclear effect test is to accurately observe and study the characteristics of the destructive factors of nuclear weapons, the destructive effects and the laws of change.

Since nuclear tests cannot be carried out in real cities, it is necessary to build real factories, houses, bridges, dams and other industrial and civil buildings in a no-man's land such as Hop Nur, and also place various effectors, including animals and plants, food, weapons, equipment, etc.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Then, by studying the law of destruction of various effectors by nuclear explosions, accumulating successful cases and experience for nuclear protection and even military operations under nuclear conditions, it can be said that the research value of this nuclear effect test is the top priority of the entire nuclear explosion test.

At 6:30 a.m. on October 16, 1964, the staff completed the last preparations before the atomic bomb explosion and connected the detonator, and then all the staff evacuated the explosion test site one after another, and the last group of personnel was evacuated at 12:56.

At 14:59:40 in the afternoon, the operator of the main control station pressed the atomic bomb detonation button, at 15 o'clock sharp, the atomic bomb detonated, a moment of strong light flashed, heaven and earth roared, a huge mushroom cloud over Lop Nur tumbled up, straight up to the blue sky, with a large white aperture quickly exploded, the shock wave brought by the explosion quickly spread, sweeping the earth with the momentum of destruction and decay.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Ten minutes after the explosion, more than 20 scouts of the anti-chemical warfare unit wore sealed protective suits and carried instruments into the nuclear explosion area.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

In order to gain combat experience under atomic conditions, the troops were also organized to conduct tactical exercises in an area about 10 kilometers away from the blast center, mainly to explore the combat operation characteristics of the troops (such as Butan coordination), including cycling training and anti-chemical warfare operations in a simulated explosion environment.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The reason for conducting exercises under nuclear-contaminated conditions is that the explosive zone is often also the main communication route or the center of gravity of the enemy, and the enemy may also carry out nuclear, biological and chemical weapons attacks, so it is impossible to completely avoid the explosion zone operation, and sometimes it is necessary to fight in the high-radiation explosion area.

The degree of contamination in the explosive area can be divided into lightly contaminated areas, medium-contaminated areas, severely contaminated areas, and extremely severely contaminated areas, and different levels of contamination have very different restrictions on combat operations.

In general, in lightly contaminated areas, only the time of activity needs to be properly controlled, and troops can pass on foot, and in moderately contaminated areas, it is necessary to limit the time of activity, and troops can pass on foot or by car.

In heavily contaminated areas, it is necessary to strictly limit the time of activity and only pass by car, and in extremely contaminated areas, ground activities should be avoided, and it is necessary to detour or take armored vehicles to pass.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

These truths seem very simple, but for the troops, they all need to be practiced in a real way, there is an atomic bomb live explosion operation, that is, the most realistic battlefield environment, the troops pull out real guns and knives to practice, to see if the previous combat plan is reasonable, how to finalize some specific details, it is very necessary.

So, isn't the distance of 10 km from the blast a little too close?

We know that nuclear explosions mainly have five killing mechanisms, one is the shock wave, a powerful shock wave formed by high-pressure, high-speed air waves propagating from the explosion core to the surroundings, with a speed of up to hundreds of meters per second, which can roll up or throw people, knock down exposed buildings, overturn tank turrets and weapons and equipment, accounting for 50% of the total lethal capacity of nuclear weapons.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The second is light radiation, the surface temperature of the high temperature and high pressure fireball formed by the nuclear explosion can reach about 5,000 degrees Celsius, the brightness is dozens of times stronger than the sun at noon in summer, and the extremely strong light and heat radiated in an instant cause human burns and ignition items, and the action distance is very far.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

▲ When the first nuclear bomb exploded, the firefighters in charge of extinguishing the fire

During a previous nuclear test, a driver on duty 34 kilometers from the blast core ignored his superior's requirement to wear high-powered goggles before "zero", and had to "test the method by example", resulting in burns from the bottom of his eyes looking directly at the fireball, resulting in lifelong blindness.

However, the light radiation action time is very short, generally only a few seconds to a dozen seconds, as long as the nuclear explosion wears special goggles, or does not look directly.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The third is penetrating radiation, mainly the neutron stream and C rays initially emitted by the nuclear explosion, if it penetrates the human body beyond a certain dose, it can cause serious radioactive damage, and the rays will also destroy photographic materials, optical instruments, semiconductor components and drugs.

Fourth, radioactive contamination, mainly pollution caused by radioactive substances produced by nuclear explosions, its duration is as short as a few months, as long as several years or even longer, and can cause invisible cumulative damage to personnel.

Fifth, the nuclear electromagnetic pulse can cause electronic components and electronic equipment to fail, fail and cause destruction, and cause chaos in the automated command system.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

According to Soviet monitoring data, the TNT yield of China's first atomic bomb was between 20,000 and 30,000 tons, and the explosion radius was roughly 5.76-6.48 kilometers, of course, this is only the range of explosion can be affected, and the effective killing area is reduced by nearly 66%.

For example, a nuclear warhead with a yield of 25,000 tons has a medium killing radius of 1.7 kilometers and an area of 9.08 square kilometers for exposed personnel on the open ground, so after the nuclear explosion, the troops choose to conduct exercises 10 kilometers away from the blast core, which is actually relatively safe.

You can also see from the documentary that in order to get closer to the battlefield environment contaminated by nuclear contamination, not only the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army wear gas masks, but also military horses wear special gas masks full of punk flavor, which shows that the prevention of nuclear contamination has been considered.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Therefore, at that time, no matter how rigorous all aspects of the nuclear test were still very rigorous, the effectors were used in small animals, not living people, and the troop exercises were also carried out in a safe area after the nuclear explosion, and there was no such thing as "cavalry, armored troops and infantry charging towards the explosion in the explosion", which looked tragic, but it was purely for the sake of tragedy and tragedy like the volunteer army building a bridge at the end of "King Kong River".

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The Chinese Communists have never been afraid of sacrifice, but they will never make senseless sacrifices, and what is highlighted in the exercise is also "defense" and "concealment" in extreme situations, and this kind of low-level red, high-level black clip can rest.

However, as we all know, the United States slanders you for what it has done, it must have done or is doing, such as the senseless sacrifice of soldiers to do nuclear explosion experiments, which Americans really often do.

True march towards the nuclear explosion center

In the 50s, as the Cold War escalated and a nuclear war seemed inevitable, the United States carried out a series of military exercises codenamed "Desert Rock".

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

The main purpose of this series of military exercises is to study the psychological and physiological effects of nuclear explosions on soldiers of the ground forces and to test whether the troops can fight under the conditions of nuclear war.

In November 1951, the U.S. Army held the "Desert Rock 1" nuclear warfare military exercise in Nevada, which was attended by the 1st Battalion, 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 3rd Medical Platoon, 127th Engineering Battalion, and Company C of the 546th Field Artillery Battalion.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

According to John Debuske, who was serving in Company A of the 1st Battalion of the 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment at the time, the day after the soldiers arrived in the desert, they were told by the officers that they would participate in the actual combat exercise with nuclear bomb impact, and the soldiers participating in the exercise would receive a certain dose of radiation, but the amount of radiation would not exceed the lethal amount.

On November 1, the exercise officially began, the soldiers sat on the ground to prevent being overturned by the shock wave, and when the nuclear bomb exploded, some soldiers who watched the atomic bomb with their hands covering their eyes were horrified to find that they saw the shadow of their bones at the moment of the flash.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

▲In the November 12, 1951 issue of Life magazine, Company A, where Debusk (far left with black glasses), is located, watches the atomic bombing

After the explosion test, the soldiers boarded the truck and headed towards the distant mushroom cloud, that is, the atomic bomb blast center to retrieve the experimental equipment, because the amount of radiation near the explosion center was too large, the Geiger counter they carried directly exploded.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

However, unlike the Chinese soldiers wearing protective suits, these soldiers in the US military did not wear protective clothing and did not have protective measures, and after returning from the blast, they just used a broom to sweep the radioactive dust on their bodies, then went to take a bath, and were sent to nearby Las Vegas for 3 days off.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

After Desert Rock 1, the U.S. military continued to hold seven more desert rock exercises, and according to poet Paul Zimmer, in 1953, at the age of 19, he witnessed a nuclear bomb explosion while serving in the U.S. Army, and no one told them what to expect, no targeted training, and no earplugs, eye masks or protective clothing.

At the same time, between 1946 and 1958, the US military also conducted a series of nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

According to Frank Farmer, a Navy soldier who participated in the nuclear test at the time, the soldiers, without being told exactly when the explosion would occur and how it would affect them, were asked to turn back, face the other side, and bury their eyes in their arms.

Many veterans of the nuclear test with him said that despite closing their eyes and even covering their arms, the flash of a nuclear bomb allowed people to see not only every bone and blood vessel in their arm, but even the bones of those around them.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Some of the veterans who stood against the shock wave were hit 3 meters away by the strong blast wave, many of them even fractured as a result, and although the explosion area was several kilometers away, their area was still full of radioactive dust.

During the 10-year testing in the Pacific, more than 22,500 U.S. troops participated in nuclear tests, and by 2013, about 18,500 people had died of leukemia and cancer, while an estimated 225,000 U.S. "nuclear veterans" like Debusk and Farmer were estimated.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

It wasn't until 1990 that the United States, after years of denunciation from veterans and their families, announced a compensation of $75,000 per person for all officers and soldiers who had participated in atmospheric nuclear testing.

The U.S. government also despicably deceives ordinary people into "voluntary" nuclear testing, misleading the public into thinking that nuclear explosions are a cool thing, and then encouraging many places to actively participate in the election of cities for nuclear explosions.

In 1957, the city of Las Vegas was elected to hold a nuclear explosion, and many people who went to watch the scene thought that it was an unprecedented light show.

But in fact, the radioactive dust produced by the nuclear explosion quickly covered the city and people, causing nuclear pollution in an area of about 90,000 square kilometers and infecting more than 800,000 people with radioactive dust.

What is the "nuclear explosion cavalry" that exploded on TikTok? China's most tragic branch?

Since then, the number of people suffering from cancer here has begun to skyrocket, nearly 60,000 people have suffered from various cancers, more than 10,000 people have died, and more than 200,000 people have been injured by radiation, and the US government has so far kept silent about this without any apology or compensation.

Now the popular American "Dust Sealed Nuclear Explosion" editing screen, the producer has no other purpose, the ghost does not believe. After these videos were moved to China, they were copied by many self-media originals who did not understand, and even added pictures of the 1981 North China exercise, coupled with explanations that did not conform to historical facts, to make the so-called super-combustible explosive video.

▲ Many videos of the so-called "nuclear explosive infantry" were edited into the 1981 North China exercise

For these randomly spliced videos, military mushrooms are very angry, burning is one thing, but authenticity is more important, relying on false "burning" to be attracted over, will definitely one day after learning the truth, go to the opposite! Everyone needs to keep their eyes peeled at all times!

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