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Atomic Bomb
Testing Films Collection, 2 DVD set
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A nuclear weapon derives
its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fusion or
fission. As a result, even a nuclear weapon with a small
yield is significantly more powerful than the largest
conventional explosives, and a single weapon is capable of
destroying an entire city.
In the history of warfare, two nuclear weapons have been
detonated — both by the United States, during the closing
days of World War II. The first was detonated on the morning
of 6 August 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium
gun-type device code-named "Little Boy" on the Japanese city
of Hiroshima. The second was detonated three days later when
the United States dropped a plutonium implosion-type device
code-named "Fat Man" on the city of Nagasaki. These bombings
resulted in the immediate deaths of around 120,000 people
from injuries sustained from the explosion and acute
radiation sickness, and even more deaths over time from
long-term effects of radiation. The use of these weapons was
and remains controversial. (See Atomic bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki for a full discussion.)
Since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, nuclear weapons
have been detonated on over two thousand occasions for
testing purposes and demonstration purposes. The only
countries known to have detonated such weapons are
(chronologically) the United States, the Soviet Union, the
United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China,
India, Pakistan, and North Korea.
Various other countries may hold nuclear weapons but have
never publicly admitted possession, or their claims to
possession have not been verified. For example, Israel has
modern airborne delivery systems and appears to have an
extensive nuclear program with hundreds of warheads (see
Israel and weapons of mass destruction), though it
officially maintains a policy of "ambiguity" with respect to
its actual possession of nuclear weapons. According to some
estimates, it possesses as many as 200 nuclear warheads.
Iran currently stands accused by the United States of
attempting to develop nuclear weapons capabilities, though
its government states that its acknowledged nuclear
activities, such as uranium enrichment, are for non-weapons
purposes. South Africa also secretly developed a small
nuclear arsenal, but disassembled it in the early 1990s.
(For more information see List of states with nuclear
weapons.)
Apart from their use as weapons, nuclear explosives have
been tested and used for various non-military uses.
Synthetic elements, such as einsteinium and fermium, created
by neutron bombardment of uranium and plutonium during
thermonuclear explosions, were discovered in the aftermath
of the first hydrogen bomb test.
This 2 DVD disk set covers much of the
testing done by the United States in the 1940's, 1950's, and
1960's. Discussed here is the effects of radiation on
the human body, the effects of blasts on homes, and the
science behind atomic weapons. A must for educations,
students, and those interested in atomic weapons.
Great educational tool to this very day. This
collection contains about 4 and a half hours of incredible
film! Each DVD has a fully interactive menu. A list of films is as follows:
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DVD 1
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Hanford Science Forum
1957 Television program
(one of a series) sponsored by General Electric Company for
telecasting to residents of the Richland, Washington area.
This interview with Dr. Richard F. Foster, manager of the
Aquatic Biology Division at the Hanford plutonium plant,
presents his research that the plant's radioactive effluents
have no effect on aquatic life in the Columbia River. Also
featured is an interview with "science student of the week"
Doyle Burke, senior at Columbia High School.
Sound, B&W, 19:46
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Living with the Atom
Explains the atom as the basic
structure of matter. Depicts the birth of the atomic age
from Alamogordo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the
development of the thermonuclear H-bomb. Addresses the
morality behind the awesome power of atomic energy.
Sound, Color, 25:52
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Management of Mass
Casualties 1958 One in
a series of military training films that can only be
described as post-apocalyptic.
Sound, B&W, 23:13
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Medical Aspects of
Nuclear Radiation 1950
Attempt to argue away the dangers of nuclear radiation, with
some excellent animation. Explains effects of
radiation upon the human body, internal and external
radiation hazards, and the relative gravity of the hazards
of nuclear radiation, blast and heat. Contains animation of
the human body as a factory, showing a cartoon of workers in
different body departments.
Sound, B&W, 20:14
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News Magazine of the
Screen, 1950, Atomic Energy
Compilation of 1950s newsreel
stories on atomic weapons testing, civil defense and nuclear
energy.
Sound, B&W, 22:49
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News Magazine of the
Screen, Vol 5, Issue 10 1955
Newsreel stories reformatted for
classroom use.
Sound, B&W, 22:37
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DVD 2
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Atom Bomb test from Op
Cue 1955 in color
Usually shown in black and white, this is the original color
version (slightly edited) of the 1955 atom bomb test in
Nevada, showing the effects on test houses and utilities
located at various distances from the blast.
Silent, Color, 0:52
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Operation Crossroads 1946
Documents Able Day and Baker Day
blasts of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Island in the
Pacific. Contains footage from many of the ground and aerial
cameras set up to record the blasts, beginning with B-29
aircraft "Dave's Dream" dropping an atomic bomb on Bikini
Atoll.
2 part, Sound, B&W, 26:36
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Operation Cue 1955
Eerie nuclear tests on houses
and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.
Sound, Color, 15:10
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Operation Cue (1964
revision) Study of a
nuclear test in 1955 at Nevada Test Site.
Sound, B&W, 14:08
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Radiological Defense 1961
Entertaining film which deals
about the atom bomb, and the aftereffects that it could
cause. The main focus of the film is about fallout, it can
travel quite fast . Of course, with this kind of film,
preventive methods are shown in abundance, including
building a fallout shelter for the cows.
Sound, Color, 27:30
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Special Delivery 1946
Airplanes and missions of the
U.S. Army Air Forces, emphasizing Operation Crossroads (the
Bikini Island atomic bomb tests).
Sound, B&W, 12:36
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Stay Safe 1960
Instructional film on nuclear
weapons for U.S. Air Force personnel. This part-animated
film includes an explanation of nuclear physics; footage of
atmospheric and underground testing; and a bomber making a
crash landing.
Sound, Color, 22:43
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The House in the Middle
1954 Atomic tests at
the Nevada Proving Grounds (later the Nevada Test Site) show
effects on well-kept homes, homes filled with trash and
combustibles, and homes painted with reflective white paint.
Asserts that cleanliness is an essential part of civil
defense preparedness and that it increased survivability.
Selected for the 2002 National Film Registry of
"artistically, culturally, and socially significant" films.
Sound, Color, 12:10
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