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keywords: cold war, nuclear bomb tests, b-50 nuclear bomber, air dropped atomic bomb

Synopsis: Various nuclear bomb tests are conducted to try out new equipment as well as the survivability of aircraft and different types of building construction inside the blast zone as inspectors then assess the damage as well as dropping an atomic bomb from a B-50 Bomber with impressive precision onto the designated target...(read more)

  • Date: 1953
  • Duration: 00:02:08
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Behind The Scenes Of An Actual Nuclear Test

An Actual Nuclear Bomb Test!

Historic 1953 films show unusual behind-the-scenes close-ups of secret research in the last series of A-bomb tests at Nevada Test Site. Spectacular shots of an actual atomic bombing run and a rare close-up of the atomic blast and signature mushroom cloud.