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Analysis: How to measure the success of Operation Prairie Thunder

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Eighty years ago, a U.S. wartime action shook the world. World War II scholar and author Patrick Hicks takes us back to the moment the atomic bomb dropped from the Enola Gay.

He explores the attack's humanitarian cost and shares a conversation he had with a former U.S. soldier who ran into the aftermath of atomic bomb testing. Hicks also reads a poem to listeners about the soldier's experience (1:10-25:10).

Learn more about this piece in his poetry collection "Library of the Mind."

Our Dakota Political Junkies analyze the language and goals of Operation Prairie Thunder. The state initiative offers support and resources to ICE.

Jonathan Ellis is the co-founder of The Dakota Scout, and Tom Dempster is a former state senator.

They offer their analysis of who may be targeted in Operation Prairie Thunder. Plus, they discuss the correct term for a group of journalists (1:10-48:57)

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of "In the Moment."
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.