The underwater atol tests were some of the dirtiest done, despite their relatively low yields. Read 100 suns, fantastic coffee table book. Got a great section in the back including the story of John Wayne and cast being irradiated on the set of a western in Arizona I believe, as a result of fallout. 10 years later, many of the cast, including Wayne, he died of cancer.
The Straight Dope: Did John Wayne die of cancer caused by a radioactive movie set?
My favourite story in the book has to be about Davy Crockett nuclear mortar. Bat**** crazy.
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