These films document the history of the development of nuclear weapons, starting with the first bomb tested at Trinity Site in southeastern New Mexico in July 1945.
This episode covers the preparation for Operation Sandstone, a 1948 nuclear test that happened in Enewetak Atoll.
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Footage from Operation Teapot; 14 nuclear tests in 1955 that took place in Nevada.
Footage from the 11 nuclear tests that were a part of the 1953 test, Operation Upshot-Knothole.
Footage from Operation Castle, the 1954 nuclear test in Bikini Atoll.
First experimental blast set off in New Mexico; bombing and devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. and devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Footage recorded in 1951 at Operation Greenhouse.
Footage from the 1954 nuclear test, Operation Wigwam.
More coverage of Operation Sandstorm, with footage of the detonation.
This introductory episode explains what this series will be covering, and gives a brief overview of the history of the nuclear tests.
Footage from the 1956 Operation Redwing, a nuclear test with 17 detonations.
