July 14, 1945. Trinity Site, New Mexico. The first atomic bomb, the test, explodes and the desert is momentarily as bright as the sun. The great mushroom cloud climbs higher and higher into the blue sky.
Hours later, irradiated scorpions, cockroaches and spiders near the blast area, having grown at an amazing rate to the size of Buicks, crawl toward the concrete bunker. Giant poisonous stings flick in anger and massive pincers clench powerfully. Army soldiers
standing guard grab flame-throwers and fire machine guns to futilely attack the advancing science-fiction monsters now made real in this unforeseen consequence.
Hours later, irradiated scorpions, cockroaches and spiders near the blast area, having grown at an amazing rate to the size of Buicks, crawl toward the concrete bunker. Giant poisonous stings flick in anger and massive pincers clench powerfully. Army soldiers
standing guard grab flame-throwers and fire machine guns to futilely attack the advancing science-fiction monsters now made real in this unforeseen consequence.
