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"  In the 1950s, the U.S. military was concerned about nuclear war. But, as it turns out, the military was also concerned about the drinkability of beer and soda should a nuclear war occur. According to The Drinks Business, the military conducted experiments on carbonated beverages in 1955 as a part of Operation Teapot. Aptly titled &amp;quot;Project 32.2a: The Effect of Nuclear Explosions on Commercially Packaged Beverages,&amp;quot; the test was run to figure out what survivors could drink if an atomic bomb was dropped. More From Delish: Danger, Danger! 11 Foods that Can Kill Operation Teapot was originally just supposed to research exposed packaged food products. The project introduction stated that, &amp;quot;it was expanded to cover representative commercially packaged soft drinks and beer, in glass bottles and metal cans.&amp;quot; Beer and soda were considered ubiquitous and possible &amp;quot;important sources of fluids&amp;quot; should an attack occur. Documentation from the project shows that the drinks placed in positions anywhere from 0.2 to two miles way from the bombsite had radiation levels, &amp;quot;within the permissible limits for emergency use.&amp;quot; Some of the closer bottles were destroyed, but the taste was hardly altered. Bottles placed further away retained carbonation as well as their seals. More From Delish: Banned Food: From the Strictly Controlled to the Downright Illegal The beverages were sent away for further, more official, taste tests. While some off the soft drinks were dubbed &amp;quot;definitely off,&amp;quot; it was decided that, &amp;quot;the beer could unquestionably be used as an emergency source of potable beverages.&amp;quot; The project documentation did concede that beyond &amp;quot;emergency utility&amp;quot; the beverages would have to be officially taste tested before they could be returned to &amp;quot;commercial distribution.&amp;quot; Interestingly, there&amp;#039;s no mention of testing radiation levels, it seems that flavor was all that mattered in the potential aftermath of an atomic bomb. Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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