On casual inspection, most people might be concerned about the consequences of nuclear explosions on the surface of our planet.  Indeed, there may be some minor adversities associated with such events, but these can be exploited to strengthen our moral fiber as we overcome them.  The positive aspects of such events, and the subsequent release of gamma radiation, are simply not being widely publicized, perhaps even shrouded in a conspiracy to prevent inquiring minds from knowing. Gamma radiation is emitted from the nuclei of radioactive elements in the Earth and is present in the cosmic ray background in which our universe is bathed.  Those radioactive elements occur in rocks, water, food and air, and in the tissues of our bodies as well.  This means gamma radiation is simply part of the natural environmental background that we experience from the day we are born to the day we die.  Furthermore, as humans evolved over tens of thousands of years, they have likely done so under this natural flux of gamma radiation. Fluxes of gamma radiation above background levels have been demonstrated to produce beneficial consequences.  For example, the viability of seeds and the drought resistance of seedlings have been found to increase after gamma irradiation (Roberts and Weese, 1965)……2-double-space pages..