Back in mid-March, on D-brief remarked on the release of films of atmospheric nuclear tests – and their posting to YouTube:
The films all stem from the 210 atmospheric nuclear tests undertaken by the U.S. between 1945 and 1962. There are an estimated 10,000 films from these tests, capturing multiple angles and data points. The project has so far tracked down 6,500 of them, and converted 4,200 to a digital format—750 have so far been declassified, and this week’s batch is the first to be released.
Here’s one. Please note it’s a bit shocking:
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