[2] One explosion blew him out of a trench and he awoke 11 days later in the military hospital finding his arm and leg undergoing surgical reconstruction.
[1] To counteract this horror, Jim knew enough to act by driving out into the desert at night to cut the wires he set up that day, to create a delay in detonation.
Jacobs formally interviewed him and others, publishing a series of stories which helped blow the lid off the secrecy surrounding atomic testing.
After Jim's duties in Nevada, he was shipped to Germany, and then back to the United States to teach chemical, nuclear and biological warfare at Nike ABM bases.
This article, entitled "The Legal Fallout" was featured (front cover) in an ABA Law Journal, and caused controversy between the American Bar Association and the government.
He attended rallies and conferences in Washington, New York City, San Francisco, Berkeley, Las Vegas and Chicago.
He also worked closely with political leaders, including Mayor Harold Washington and Senators Carol Moseley Braun and Paul Simon.
Jim was able to receive a date for a landmark hearing on his case before the Court of Appeals in Washington, but died just two and a half months before he could attend.