Meet America’s secret team of nuclear first responders

Members of the Nuclear Emergency Response Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For 50 years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies. NNSA

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In an aircraft hangar at Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, DC, one of the government’s most secretive groups gathered recently to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Though there were drinks, cake and speeches, right from the start, it was clear this was not an ordinary birthday party.

“Please note that this is an unclassified event, so please understand that there is a lot that our people are not

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