Rare Nuclear Weapons Testing Films, 2 DVD Collector's Set

Atomic Bomb Testing Films Collection, 2 DVD set

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:

DVD 1

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

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

One in a series of military training films that can only be described as post-apocalyptic.

Sound, B&W, 23:13

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

Compilation of 1950s newsreel stories on atomic weapons testing, civil defense and nuclear energy.

Sound, B&W, 22:49

Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use.

Sound, B&W, 22:37

DVD 2

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

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

Eerie nuclear tests on houses and dummies at the Nevada Test Site.

Sound, Color, 15:10

Study of a nuclear test in 1955 at Nevada Test Site.

Sound, B&W, 14:08

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

Airplanes and missions of the U.S. Army Air Forces, emphasizing Operation Crossroads (the Bikini Island atomic bomb tests).

Sound, B&W, 12:36

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

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

DVD Menu Sampler: