Atomic Scavengers:
'Scrappers' of the Chocolate Mtn's
‘Scrappers’ make a living illegally scavenging bomb and missile parts from the U.S. Navy's 'Chocolate Mountains Bombing & Gunnery range' - where B-29s dropped mock-ups of "Little Boy" and "Fat Man," the atomic bombs destined for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now overrun by methamphetamine addicts, human traffickers and drug runners, among others.
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