On March 13, the AEC issued a quiet announcement of the test, not notable for its candor (“during the course of a routine atomic test in the Marshall Islands”) and mentioning briefly that twenty-eight Americans and 236 Marshall Island residents had been treated for radiation (“The individuals were unexpectedly exposed to some radiation. There were no burns. All are reported well ...”). The story made page-one news in Japan, though it was of no help to the Dragon’s crew who pulled into port the next day.
