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Historic Atomic Weapons and Atomic
Bomb Testing Film Collection 2 DVD Set
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This four hour collection
on two DVDs explores all aspects of early nuclear weapon development
and atomic bomb testing, details the Operation Crossroads mission
examines radiation effects testing caused by atomic weapons, atomic
bomb attack footage, the effects of the WWII atomic weapons attacks
on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and much more.
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Here are all the films that make
up this historical collection:
Operation Cue (1955)
  
Operation Cue is narrated by reporter Joan Collin, who shares
the sights she witnesses first-hand while observing the APPLE-2
test. From the planning phase through an actual visit to the
site after the detonation, she shows viewers the potential
results of the explosion and effective ways of sheltering
people from the effects of a nuclear blast during a nuclear
testing scenario.
Electrical power experiments included setting up poles, lines,
transformers, and a complete substation and observing the
thermal and blast effects. Effects are studied on two radio
towers and transmitters, a liquefied petroleum and natural
gas facility with propane storage tanks, five types of completely
furnished houses, rows of mannequins with standard clothing,
and canned and packaged food. Spectacular footage shows the
awesome destructive power of a nuclear explosion during this
incredible nuclear bomb testing program.
Producer: U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 14:36
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Atom Bomb (1946)
  
This film shows early atomic weapons tests including the Survival Town
atomic test and operation Teapot. It has actual footage of
the atomic bomb testing and shows the scientists and military
who were involved in the South Pacific and Southwestern American
tests. One of the most amazing things in the film is the lack
of protection for the people who were running the tests -
which shows how little was known about radiation at that time.
Producer: Bonica (Joe)
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 7:26
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Management of Mass Casualties, Part X: Management of Psychological Casualties
(1958)
  
A military training film showing how to manage psychological
casualties from apocalyptic war scenarios such as caused by
a nuclear weapon.
Producer: U.S. Army
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 23:13
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News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 2, Issue 6)
Various newsreels showing testing of a nuclear bomb at Frenchman's
Flat in Nevada and a variety of other important events in
and around 1952.
Producer: Warner Pathé News
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 22:59
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Hanford Science Forum (1957)
A television presentation sponsored by General Electric to
the residents of the Richland, WA area. The program interviews
Dr. Richard Foster, the manager of the Aquatic Biology Division
at the Hanford Plutonium Plant. He presents his study of how
the waste water from the nuclear power plant has no effect
on the plants and animals in Columbia River and how they do
nuclear testing to ensure that the water stays safe for generations
to come.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 9:46
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News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 5, Issue 10; Summer Review 1955)
A newsreel collection showing a variety of interesting happenings
in 1955 including the war in Saigon and practice run of what
to do in the case of an atomic weapons attack among others.
Producer: Warner Pathé News
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 21:18
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News Magazine of the Screen: Atomic Energy
  
Good collection of 1950s news stories on atomic weapons,
nuclear testing, civil defense and nuclear energy. It makes
an interesting contrast to the WW2 atomic weapons that were
deveoled and tested in the 40s.
Producer: Warner Pathé News
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 21:26
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Operation Crossroads (1946)
  
A documentary about Operation Crossroads - the Able Day and
Baker Day blasts of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Island
in the Pacific.The film looks at the tests from a variety
of different angles with aerial cameras being used to record
the blasts from various aspects. The footage begins with B-29
aircraft "Dave's Dream" dropping an atomic bomb on Bikini
Atoll and continues by showing the explosive effects of the
bomb as it unfolds.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 26:36
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Stay Safe, Stay Strong: The Facts About Nuclear Weapons (1960)
  
Educational film for the U.S. Air Force on the effects of
nuclear weapons. This film is partially animated and includes
shots of both underground and atmospheric atomic bomb testing,
an explaination of how an atomic weapons work and much more.
Producer: Cinefonics, Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 22:43
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Special Delivery (1946)
  
This Air Force film shows a variety of military jets and bombers with
a primary emphasis on dropping an atomic bomd on the Bikini Atoll as part
of Operation Crossroads.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 11:49
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Tale of Two Cities, A (1946)
  
Film that shows the atomic bomb drops on the cities of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Japan and the incredible damage caused to the
cities and its people by dropping WW2 era atomic weapons on
these two cities..
Producer: U.S. War Department
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 12:02
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